| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR86/013 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Souvenir, Papers |
| Maker |
Ball, Herbert J |
| Place made | Australia, France, South Africa |
| Date made | 1916-1917 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM315 419/018/033 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Ball, Herbert James (Private, b.1888 - d.1917)
Description
Collection of 16 items relating to the service of Private Herbert James Ball who served with the 9th Battalion, in the First World War and was killed in action 5 January 1917 near Dernancourt, France. Items in the collection include, postcards, Christmas card, ANZAC Day service program, address notification, telegram, news clipping dated 5 March 1917. There is also a copy of a black and white studio photograph of Pte Ball in uniform. Added to the collection in July 2009 were 3 original handwritten unauthored poems and a letter dated 28 February 1917 written by J Ramsey (friend of Pte Ball's) to 'Miss Walsh', mentioning the death of Pte Ball, and a key to a code used by Herbert Ball when writing to his 'loving girl'.