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Pte. Ernest William Ball
British Army 7th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment
from:Bedford
(d.12th June 1918)
Ernest Ball, son of William and Annie Qualia Ball of 15 Argyll Street, Bedford, was born, lived and enlisted in Bedford. He served with the 7th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment and died of his wounds on 12th of June 1918 aged 19 years in Berlin and is buried in Berlin South-western Cemetery (date of death shown as 21st July 1918 on Bedford Memorial). He was a pupil of Member of Bedford Modern School 1910-12, commemorated on the School War Memorial, which was unveiled in 1923 and in the Roll of Honour, published in The Eagle, December 1923. The Old Boys of this School who, as in duty bound, laid down their lives in a great cause. Information courtesy of www.roll-of-honour.com.