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Ball, Ernest W.

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Item
Date Range
1939 - 1946
Collection
Soldier Information Cards - World War Two
Scope and Content
A black index card containing the name, rank, and military history of a soldier of Waterloo County. Card also includes a photograph.
Ball, E.W. [photograph] [KDRIS] [N] E.W. Ball [HA] 162 Cedar St. South Kitchener [CO] Farming
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Item
Soldier First Name
Ernest W.
Soldier Last Name
Ball
Rank
Private
Regiment
24th Field Ambulance, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps
Accession Number
WW2_B_044
Material Details
Cards
Physical Description
11 cm (W) X 6.8 cm (H)
12.4 cm (W) X 8.3 cm (H) with mat/border
Language
English
Date Range
1939 - 1946
Scope and Content
A black index card containing the name, rank, and military history of a soldier of Waterloo County. Card also includes a photograph.
Name Access
Ball, Ernest W.
Subject Access
Military life
Soldiers
World War 1939-1945
24th Field Ambulance, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps
Place
Kitchener [Residence]
Geographic Access
Kitchener, Ontario
Access Restriction
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Soldier Information Cards - World War Two
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Ball, E.W. [photograph] [KDRIS] [N] E.W. Ball [HA] 162 Cedar St. South Kitchener [CO] Farming [PB] London England [FME] None [PR] Private [DE] 23rd July 1940 [UE] 24th Fld. Amb. [MS] Married [S] Ernest William Bell
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Ball, Fred

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Item
Date Range
1939 - 1946
Collection
Soldier Information Cards - World War Two
Scope and Content
A black index card containing the name, rank, and military history of a soldier of Waterloo County. Card also includes a photograph.
Ball, Fred [image] 1943 Fred Ball [image] 1943 George Ball [image] 1943 Jack Ball [clipping] Ayr
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Item
Soldier First Name
Fred
Soldier Last Name
Ball
Rank
n/a
Regiment
Royal Canadian Army
Accession Number
WW2_B_045
Material Details
Cards
Physical Description
11 cm (W) X 6.8 cm (H)
12.4 cm (W) X 8.3 cm (H) with mat/border
Language
English
Date Range
1939 - 1946
Scope and Content
A black index card containing the name, rank, and military history of a soldier of Waterloo County. Card also includes a photograph.
Name Access
Ball, Fred
Subject Access
Military life
Soldiers
World War 1939-1945
Royal Canadian Army
Place
Ayr
Geographic Access
Ayr, Ontario
Access Restriction
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Soldier Information Cards - World War Two
Transcription
Ball, Fred [image] 1943 Fred Ball [image] 1943 George Ball [image] 1943 Jack Ball [clipping] Ayr Dec.1943 Fred, George and Jack Ball Fred, George and Jack, sons of Mr. and Mrs. W.O. Ball of Ayr, are all on active service. Fred is at Toronto with the army. George is with the RCAF on the east coast and Jack, who is also with the RCAF as a sergant, is overseas. The brothers attended Ayr public and continuation school, George also attending Galt Collegiate. Fred was employed by Jones and Ventham, Ayr, before enlisting. George was on the staff of the Sifton funeral home at St. Thomas, and Jack was working at Zehr's general store in Ayr. They are members of Knox United church at Ayr. [clipping] Dec.1943 Fred, George and Jack Ball In an account printed recently of Fred, George and Jack Ball, sons of Mr. and Mrs. W.O. Ball of Ayr, it was stated that AC.2 Jack Ball was overseas and that Sgt. George Ball was serving on Canada's east coast. Actually it is George who is on the east coast.
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Ball, George

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Item
Date Range
1939 - 1946
Collection
Soldier Information Cards - World War Two
Scope and Content
A black index card containing the name, rank, and military history of a soldier of Waterloo County. Card also includes a photograph.
Ball, George See also Ball, Fred [clipping] Ayr 22 Nov 1944 By Record Correspondent AYR, Nov
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Item
Soldier First Name
George
Soldier Last Name
Ball
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Regiment
Royal Canadian Air Force
Accession Number
WW2_B_046
Material Details
Cards
Physical Description
11 cm (W) X 6.8 cm (H)
12.4 cm (W) X 8.3 cm (H) with mat/border
Language
English
Date Range
1939 - 1946
Scope and Content
A black index card containing the name, rank, and military history of a soldier of Waterloo County. Card also includes a photograph.
Name Access
Ball, George
Subject Access
Military life
Royal Canadian Air Force
Soldiers
World War 1939-1945
Place
Ayr
Geographic Access
Ayr, Ontario
Access Restriction
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Soldier Information Cards - World War Two
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Ball, George See also Ball, Fred [clipping] Ayr 22 Nov 1944 By Record Correspondent AYR, Nov. 22 -- Flt. Sgt. George Ball, R.C.A.F., son of Mr. and Mrs. W.O. Ball, Swan St., was slightly wounded directly below the elbow on his last flight over Germany and is now confined to a hospital in England. This word came to Mr. and Mrs. Ball by letter this week. Following release from the hospital, George expects to go on furlough. Enlisting in May 1941, he received his wings at Crumlin, and went overseas in August 1943.
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Ball, Harold

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Soldier Information Cards - World War One
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1919-1921
Collection
Soldier Information Cards - World War One
Scope and Content
A white index card containing the name, rank and military history of a soldier of Waterloo County.
Ball, Harold His home was in Hespler, Ontario.
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Soldier Information Cards - World War One
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
WW1_B_039
Material Details
Cards
Physical Description
20.6 cm (W) X 15.5 cm (H)
30.7 cm (W) X 25.5 cm (H) with mat/border
Language
English
Date Range
1919-1921
Citation
Kitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One
Scope and Content
A white index card containing the name, rank and military history of a soldier of Waterloo County.
Storage Location
SIC WW1 Box 1
Name Access
Ball, Harold
Ball, James "Richard"
Ball, Annie Ferguson
Ball, Rich
Tate, Gladys E.
Subject Access
Military life
Soldiers
World War One, 1914-1918
18th Battalion
Place
Toronto, Ontario, Canada [Place of marriage and residence]
Hespeler, Ontario, Canada [Place of residence]
Galt, Ontario, Canada [Place of enlistment]
Geographic Access
Toronto, Ontario
Hespeler, Ontario
Galt, Ontario
Notes
Ball, Harold Corporal. Enlisted at Galt with 18th Battalion Oct. 26, 1914. Presbyterian. He was born in Ontario, the son of James "Richard" Ball and Annie Ferguson Ball. His home was Hespeler, Ontario. On his attestation papers, his next of kin was listed as Mr. Rich Ball of Sheffield, Ontario. Harold married Gladys E. Tait on June 2, 1921 in Toronto, Ontario, where they continued to live after the war.
Copyright Status
Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
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Soldier Information Cards - World War One
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Ball, Harold His home was in Hespler, Ontario.
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Ball, Herbert

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Soldier Information Cards - World War One
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Item
Date Range
1919-1921
Collection
Soldier Information Cards - World War One
Scope and Content
A white index card containing the name, rank and military history of a soldier of Waterloo County.
Ball, Herbert Corporal. Enlisted February 27, 1916. He served one year in the 58th Battalion
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Soldier Information Cards - World War One
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Item
Accession Number
WW1_B_040
Material Details
Cards
Physical Description
20.6 cm (W) X 15.5 cm (H)
30.7 cm (W) X 25.5 cm (H) with mat/border
Language
English
Date Range
1919-1921
Citation
Kitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One
Scope and Content
A white index card containing the name, rank and military history of a soldier of Waterloo County.
Storage Location
SIC WW1 Box 2
Name Access
Ball, Herbert
Pearce, Ethel
Subject Access
Military life
Soldiers
World War One, 1914-1918
58th Battalion
Place
England, England, United Kingdom [Birthplace]
Hespeler, Ontario, Canada [Place of residence]
Geographic Access
England
Hespeler, Ontario
Copyright Status
Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
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Soldier Information Cards - World War One
Transcription
Ball, Herbert Corporal. Enlisted February 27, 1916. He served one year in the 58th Battalion and two years in the 1st Battery, C.F.A. Church of England. He was born in England. He has been discharged and is living in Hespeler, Ontario. Ethel Pearce, Hespeler, Ontario.
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Ball, Howard

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Item
Date Range
1939 - 1946
Collection
Soldier Information Cards - World War Two
Scope and Content
A black index card containing the name, rank, and military history of a soldier of Waterloo County. Card also includes a photograph.
Ball, Howard [clipping] 24 Nov 1944 Cpl. Howard Ball Mrs. Matha Pauley, 79 Water St., Waterloo
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Item
Soldier First Name
Howard
Soldier Last Name
Ball
Rank
Corporal
Regiment
South Saskatchewan Regiment
Accession Number
WW2_B_047
Material Details
Cards
Physical Description
11 cm (W) X 6.8 cm (H)
12.4 cm (W) X 8.3 cm (H) with mat/border
Language
English
Date Range
1939 - 1946
Scope and Content
A black index card containing the name, rank, and military history of a soldier of Waterloo County. Card also includes a photograph.
Name Access
Ball, Howard
Subject Access
Military life
Soldiers
World War 1939-1945
South Saskatchewan Regiment
Place
Waterloo
Geographic Access
Waterloo (Regional Municipality), Ontario
Access Restriction
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Soldier Information Cards - World War Two
Transcription
Ball, Howard [clipping] 24 Nov 1944 Cpl. Howard Ball Mrs. Matha Pauley, 79 Water St., Waterloo, sustained a shrapnel wound in his leg in action in Holland, several weeks ago. His mother received a letter written from a hospital in Belgium on Nov. 10, in which he stated the stitches had broken out and would have to be replaced. Mrs. Pauley has not heard from her son since that time, and does not know whether or not he is back in action. She is making inquiries through the Red Cross. Cpl. Ball was born at Dauphin, Man., and worked on the family farm near Winnipeg prior to enlisting with the South Saskatchewan Regiment in November, 1941. He went overseas in July 1942, and went to France on D-day. His mother moved to the city about a year ago.
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Ball, Jack

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Item
Date Range
1939 - 1946
Collection
Soldier Information Cards - World War Two
Scope and Content
A black index card containing the name, rank, and military history of a soldier of Waterloo County. Card also includes a photograph.
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Item
Soldier First Name
Jack
Soldier Last Name
Ball
Rank
Aircraftman Second Class
Regiment
Royal Canadian Air Force
Accession Number
WW2_B_048
Material Details
Cards
Physical Description
11 cm (W) X 6.8 cm (H)
12.4 cm (W) X 8.3 cm (H) with mat/border
Language
English
Date Range
1939 - 1946
Scope and Content
A black index card containing the name, rank, and military history of a soldier of Waterloo County. Card also includes a photograph.
Name Access
Ball, Jack
Subject Access
Military life
Soldiers
World War 1939-1945
Royal Canadian Air Force
Place
Ayr
Geographic Access
Ayr, Ontario
Access Restriction
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Ball, Oscar Charles

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Soldier Information Cards - World War One
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Item
Date Range
1919-1921
Collection
Soldier Information Cards - World War One
Scope and Content
A white index card containing the name, rank and military history of a soldier of Waterloo County.
Ball, Oscar C. Private. He enlisted from Preston and has returned there after serving overseas.
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Soldier Information Cards - World War One
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Item
Accession Number
WW1_B_041
Material Details
Cards
Physical Description
20.6 cm (W) X 15.5 cm (H)
30.7 cm (W) X 25.5 cm (H) with mat/border
Language
English
Date Range
1919-1921
Citation
Kitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One
Scope and Content
A white index card containing the name, rank and military history of a soldier of Waterloo County.
Storage Location
SIC WW1 Box 1
Name Access
Ball, Oscar Charles
Ball, Fanny Bettima
Skipton, Isabella Mary
Subject Access
Military life
Soldiers
World War One, 1914-1918
Royal Canadian Regiment Canadian Engineers
Place
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada [Place of enlistment]
Paris, Ontario, Canada [Place of burial]
Thurnby, England, United Kingdom [Birthplace]
Preston, Ontario, Canada [Place of residence]
Geographic Access
Hamilton, Ontario
Paris, Ontario
Thurnby, England
Preston, Ontario
Notes
Ball, Oscar Charles Private. Oscar enlisted on July 4, 1918 in Hamilton, Ontario. He was part of the Royal Canadian Regiment Canadian Engineers. He was a trade carpenter when he enlisted. Oscar Ball was born Aug. 30, 1883 in Thurnby, Leicestershire, England. He was also a member of the Church of England. He married Isabella Mary Skipton, of Preston, on February 29, 1916, and had a daughter Fanny Bettima who was two-years old when he enlisted. After serving overseas Pte. Ball returned to his wife and child in Preston. Oscar Ball died on Feb. 6, 1963 and is buried in Paris, Ontario.
Copyright Status
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Soldier Information Cards - World War One
Transcription
Ball, Oscar C. Private. He enlisted from Preston and has returned there after serving overseas.
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Ball, R.J.

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Item
Date Range
1939 - 1946
Collection
Soldier Information Cards - World War Two
Scope and Content
A black index card containing the name, rank, and military history of a soldier of Waterloo County. Card also includes a photograph.
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Item
Soldier First Name
R.J.
Soldier Last Name
Ball
Rank
Flying Officer
Regiment
Royal Canadian Air Force
Accession Number
WW2_B_049
Material Details
Cards
Physical Description
11 cm (W) X 6.8 cm (H)
12.4 cm (W) X 8.3 cm (H) with mat/border
Language
English
Date Range
1939 - 1946
Scope and Content
A black index card containing the name, rank, and military history of a soldier of Waterloo County. Card also includes a photograph.
Name Access
Ball, R.J.
Subject Access
Military life
Soldiers
World War 1939-1945
Royal Canadian Air Force
Place
Hespeler [Residence]
Geographic Access
Hespeler, Ontario
Access Restriction
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Ball, Robert G.

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Item
Date Range
1939 - 1946
Collection
Soldier Information Cards - World War Two
Scope and Content
A black index card containing the name, rank, and military history of a soldier of Waterloo County. Card also includes a photograph.
Ball, Robert G See also Smythe, W.G. (clipping) Galt 25 September 1944 (image) Robert Ball Sgt
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Item
Soldier First Name
Robert G.
Soldier Last Name
Ball
Rank
Sergeant Bombardier
Regiment
Royal Canadian Air Force
Accession Number
WW2_B_050
Material Details
Cards
Physical Description
11 cm (W) X 6.8 cm (H)
12.4 cm (W) X 8.3 cm (H) with mat/border
Language
English
Date Range
1939 - 1946
Scope and Content
A black index card containing the name, rank, and military history of a soldier of Waterloo County. Card also includes a photograph.
Name Access
Ball, Robert G.
Subject Access
Military life
Soldiers
World War 1939-1945
Royal Canadian Air Force
Place
Preston [Hometown]
Geographic Access
Preston, Ontario
Access Restriction
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Soldier Information Cards - World War Two
Transcription
Ball, Robert G See also Smythe, W.G. (clipping) Galt 25 September 1944 (image) Robert Ball Sgt. Bombardier Robert George Ball, son of Mr. and Mrs. A.R. Ball, 519 Waterloo street, Preston, enlisted in the R.C.A.F in June, 1943, and is now serving overseas. Born in Preston December 27, 1925, he attended Preston public and high schools. He is a member of the Preston Baptist church.
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