Completed Arthur Ball

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Private 16689 Arthur Ball
Abt 1897 - 11/8/1916 (29)
https://www.tiptonremembers.net/index.php/ball-arthur

Dob abt 1897 Dudley

Baptism -

Parents Henry Ball & Eliza Ann Reynolds

Parents Marriage
15/4/1884 Staffordshire Princes End St John the Evangelist
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number265
Marriage date 15 Apr 1884
Groom forename Henry
Groom surname BALL
Groom age 25
Groom condition bachelor
Groom occupation Mechanic
Groom abode Tipton
Bride forename Eliza Ann
Bride surname REYNOLDS
Bride age 22
Bride condition spinster
Bride abode Tipton
Groom father forename William
Groom father surname BALL
Groom father occupation Miner
Bride father forename William
Bride father surname REYNOLDS
Bride father occupation Baker
Witness 1 Isaac MASON
Witness 2 Martha KETTLE
Notes Groom & Witness 1 sign X

1891 9 Lower Green, Tipton, Staffs.
Henry Ball (32, Blacksmith, born Tipton), his wife Eliza Ann (29, born Tipton), and their 3 children: William (5, Scholar, born Tipton), Arthur (4, born Tipton), and Florence (3, born Tipton).

1901 9 Lower Green, Tipton, Staffs.
Henry Ball (42, Sad Iron Handle Maker, born Deepfields), his wife Eliza A. (39, born Tipton), and their 8 children: William (15, Sad Iron Handle Maker, born Tipton), Arthur (14, Labourer in Fitting Shop, born Tipton), Florence (13, born Tipton), Alfred H. (9, born Tipton), Edward (5, born Tipton), Martha (4, born Tipton), Enoch (2, born Tipton), and Ellen (1 month).

Marriage
20/2/1910 St Paul's Church, Tipton
Staffordshire
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 246
Marriage date 20 Feb 1910
Groom forename Arthur
Groom surname BALL
Groom age 23
Groom condition bachelor
Groom occupation Moulder
Groom abode Tipton
Bride forename Elizabeth
Bride surname BARNSLEY
Bride age 21
Bride condition spinster
Bride abode Tipton
Groom father forename Henry
Groom father surname BALL
Groom father occupation Blacksmith
Bride father forename Thomas Richard
Bride father surname BARNSLEY
Bride father occupation Engineer
Witness 1 Alfred ATKINS
Witness 2 Martha ARMER

1911 1 School Passage, Tipton, Staffs.
Arthur Ball (24, Moulder of Cast Iron Pots, born Tipton), his wife Elizabeth (22, born Oldbury), and their daughter Alice May (7 months, born Tipton).

WW1 Records
Private 16689 Arthur Ball
Died of Wounds Home on Friday, 11th August 1916, age 29.
Buried in Grave C. 7. 11. at Coseley (Christ Church) Old Churchyard, Staffordshire, United Kingdom.
18th Bn., Lancashire Fusiliers. 104th Brigade of 35th Division.
Son of Mrs Elizabeth Ball, of 145, Park Lane West, Tipton, Staffs.
Born: Tipton, Enlisted: Tipton, Resident: Unknown.
First landed France & Flanders, post 31st December 1915.
Medal entitlement: British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Soldier's Papers at National Archives did not survive.

Dod 11/8/1916 (29) Died of Wounds

Buried in Grave C. 7. 11. at Coseley (Christ Church) Old Churchyard, Staffordshire, United Kingdom.

www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/394990/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177 ... rthur-ball

Commemorated on the Tipton Library Memorial.

Any other info
Arthur was evacuated back through the Casualty Clearing chain, eventually to England where he died from his wounds on 11th August 1916 in King George's Hospital, London. King George's hospital was located in Stanford Road, Lambeth, London.

A family legend says that Arthur’s mother travelled from Tipton to London to see him in hospital, but by the time she got home he had died. It is also thought that there may have been some “experimental” surgery on a head wound. There may be some truth in this, as King George’s Hospital did much reconstructive surgery on severe facial wounds.

Arthur's body was returned to Tipton where he received a military funeral, and he was buried in the Old Churchyard at Christ Church, Coseley, on 19th August 1916. It was reported that the funeral had attracted a crowd of 'several thousands'.

A Dependant's Pension of 5/0d (5 shillings) per week was paid from 19th February 1917 for Harry's daughter, Alice May, born on 21st August 1910. The pension was actually paid to Mrs Elizabeth Ball (Harry's mother) who was described as the Guardian of Alice May, who was described as 'motherless'.

Tipton Herald 26th August 1916
MILITARY FUNERAL AT TIPTON
Saturday afternoon last, the remains of the late Private Arthur Ball, of Elliott Road, Tipton, were interred in the churchyard attached to the Parish Church, Coseley. The deceased, who was 29 years of age, had lost his wife. He leaves two young children, and friends will be glad to hear that both are well, notwithstanding their bereavements. Private Ball's parents live in Lower Green, and are much respected.
The deceased soldier joined the Lancashire Fusiliers soon after the outbreak of war, and succumbed in hospital from wounds received in action. His body was brought home, and the sadness of the case was such that when it was decided to give the dead hero a military funeral the greatest interest was shown in the affair.
The cortege was headed by the Dudley Port Excelsior Band playing the Dead March, a Union Jack covered the coffin, and there were many wreaths, some of a most beautiful description. There were several mourning coaches. The firing party was composed of six members of the Volunteer Training Corps, with Sergeant Ogden in charge. Eight Regular soldiers acted as bearers. The members of the Tipton Fire Brigade, Tipton Ambulance Corps, the Volunteer Detachment, and the Tipton Baden Powell Boy Scouts (the latter in charge of Divisional Scoutmaster A.E. Parsons and Scoutmaster Aston) took part in the procession, which was watched by thousands of people. It proceeded from Elliott Road (Park Lane), Beehive Bridge, Canal Street, Owen Street, Sedgley Road West, Swan Village, West Coseley to Christ Church, Coseley, where the interment took place. The band played over the grave, followed by three volleys from the firing party, and the 'Last Post' played by a bugler wounded on active service. Several thousand people crowded the churchyard and its precincts.

Tipton Herald 9th September 1916
THANKS.
Mr and Mrs Ball and family (Lower Green, Tipton) wish to thank their kind friends for their expressions of sympathy and condolences in their sad bereavement.

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Spouse
Elizabeth Barnsley
Dob abt 1889
Eliza Ball
Registration Date 1888
[1888]
Quarter of the Year Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration Place Dudley, Staffordshire, England
Volume 6c
Page 35

Baptism-

Parents
Thomas Richard Barnsley & ??

Parents Marriage ??

1901 ??

Marriage
1910 at St Paul's Church, Tipton Staffordshire
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 246
Marriage date 20 Feb 1910
Groom forename Arthur
Groom surname BALL
Groom age 23
Groom condition bachelor
Groom occupation Moulder
Groom abode Tipton
Bride forename Elizabeth
Bride surname BARNSLEY
Bride age 21
Bride condition spinster
Bride abode Tipton
Groom father forename Henry
Groom father surname BALL
Groom father occupation Blacksmith
Bride father forename Thomas Richard
Bride father surname BARNSLEY
Bride father occupation Engineer
Witness 1 Alfred ATKINS
Witness 2 Martha ARMER

1911 1 School Passage, Tipton, Staffs.
Arthur Ball (24, Moulder of Cast Iron Pots, born Tipton), his wife Elizabeth (22, born Oldbury), and their daughter Alice May (7 months, born Tipton).

Dod
Arthur's wife, Mrs Elizabeth Ball, died on 16th January 1913. Her death was registered in March quarter 1913 in Dudley.

Elizabeth Ball
Age 24
Estimated Birth Year abt 1889
[abt 1889]
Registration Quarter Jan-Feb-Mar
Death Registration Place Dudley, Worcestershire, United Kingdom
Death Date Mar 1913
Inferred Death Place Worcestershire, United Kingdom
Volume 6b
Page 1136

Arthur & Elizabeth Daughter
Alice May Ball 21/8/1910
Dob 21/8/1910

Baptism 29/9/1910
Staffordshire Tipton St Matthew
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 244
Birth date 21 Aug 1910
Baptism date 29 Sep 1910
Person forename Alice May
Person sex F
Father forename Arthur
Mother forename Elizabeth
Father surname BALL
Person abode1 School Passage
Father occupation Moulder

Mother Elizabeth Died 1913
Father Arthur Died 1916
Elizabeth Ball (Harry's mother) was Guardian for Alice May

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Elizabeth Barnsley Parents
Thomas Richard Barnsley & Hannah Green

Parents Marriage 14/5/1888
Staffordshire Rowley Regis St Giles
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 163
Marriage date 14 May 1888
Groom forename Thomas Richard
Groom surname BARNSLEY
Groom age 22
Groom condition bachelor
Groom occupation Polisher
Groom abode Rounds Green
Bride forename Hannah
Bride surname GREEN
Bride age 22
Bride condition spinster
Bride abode Rounds Green
Groom father forename Thomas
Groom father surname BARNSLEY
Groom father occupation Miner
Bride father forename William
Bride father surname GREEN
Bride father occupation Engineer
Witness 1 William HILL
Witness 2 Mary Ann BOSNILL

Thomas Richard Barnsley
Registration Year 1888
Registration Quarter Apr-May-Jun
Registration District Dudley
Inferred County Staffordshire
Volume 6c Page 113

1891 Can't read address
Thomas Barnsley 24 Head ??
Hannah Barnsley 24 Wife
Elizabeth Barnsley 2 Daughter
Emily Barnsley 1 Daughter

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