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Military service
Service number:
436971
Age:
19
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)
Division:
38th Bn.
Enlistment:
Edmonton, Alberta
Death:
June 26, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
II. C. 4.
Additional information
Son of William R. and S. Addie Ball, of Deer Mound, Alberta.
Brother of Private Herbert Franklin Ball who died on November 18, 1916 while serving with the Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment).
Digital gallery of Private Samuel Warren Ball
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Grave Marker
The grave marker at La Chaudiere Military Cemetery located at the foot of Vimy Ridge, very near the town of Vimy, France. The cemetery is 13 kilometres north of Arras, France. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Cemetery
La Chaudiere Military Cemetery - La Chaudiere Military Cemetery is located at the foot of Vimy Ridge, very near the town of Vimy, France. The cemetery is 13 kilometres north of Arras, France. May they rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Photo of Sam Ball
Sam Ball joined the 51st Btn. Feb. 20, 1915. He survived Vimy Ridge, but was KIA June 26 as the 38th Btn. was taking the towns of La Coulotte and Avion. -
Newspaper clipping
Clipping from a World War 1 issue of the Edmonton Journal c.1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From a World War 1 issue of the Edmonton Journal c.July 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
Clipping from a World War 1 issue of the Edmonton Journal c.1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private Samuel Warren Ball
Digital gallery of
Private Samuel Warren Ball
Digital gallery of
Private Samuel Warren Ball
Digital gallery of
Private Samuel Warren Ball
Digital gallery of
Private Samuel Warren Ball
Digital gallery of
Private Samuel Warren Ball
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 195 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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