John William Ball

Rank:

Private

Regimental number:

772948

Unit at enlistment:

125th Battalion

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Yes

Cemetery:

Paris Cemetery, Paris, Ontario

Commemorated at:

St. James Anglican Church (Paris), Penmans Ltd. Honour Roll

Birth country:

England

Birth county:

Leicestershire

Birth city:

Leicester

Address at enlistment:

West Broadway, Paris, Ontario

Next of kin address:

West Broadway, Paris, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Knitter

Employer:

Penmans Sweater Department

Religious denominations:

Church of England

Marital status:

Married

Age at enlistment:

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Letters and documents

Miscellaneous

BX June 2, 1938

John William Ball

The death of John W. Ball, Paris, beloved husband of Lillian Hastings, took place Thursday morning, June 2 in the Willett Hospital in his fifty-second year. The late Mr. Ball is resting at his home, 51 Ball Street, Paris. The funeral service will be held at St. James’ Anglican Church, Paris, Saturday afternoon, with interment in Paris Cemetery.

BX June 4, 1938

John William Ball

The funeral service of John W. Ball, who died on Thursday, June 2 in the Willett Hospital, Paris, in his fifty-second year, was held this afternoon at 2 o’clock at St. James’ Anglican Church, rev. H.K.L. Charlton officiating. The service was semi-military and Rev. L.R. Ballantyne, Chaplain of the Paris Brant of the Canadian Legion, B.E.S.L., No. 29 took charge at the graveside. The pallbearers, all veterans were J. Richardson, E. Thurman, W.H. Tucker, Alf Spencer, Ben Garner and Ted Spencer. The reveille and the Last Post were sounded by Bugler Walter Williams. Mr. Ball had a long and honorable service in France during the Great War. He went over from Paris with the 125th Battalion and was drafted to France in the fall of 1916 and remained there till the Armistice. Then he went through Germany and was discharged from home in February, 1919, coming back with the same regional unit that he went over with. He was a valued member of the local Branch of the Canadian Legion.