[ C F ] Charles Francis – Balls [Ball] – Great Eastern Railway – Private [Lance Corporal] – 06/06/1915
Title
[ C F ] Charles Francis – Balls [Ball] – Great Eastern Railway – Private [Lance Corporal] – 06/06/1915
Initials / forenames
[ C F ] Charles Francis
Surname
Balls [Ball]
Railway company
Great Eastern Railway
Military unit
Royal Fusiliers, 6th Battalion [2nd Battalion]
Military rank
Private [Lance Corporal]
Military number
L/10134
Railway department
Goodman's Yard
Railway job
Porter
Date died
06/06/1915
Magazine reference
Great Eastern Railway Magazine: July 1915 Supplement (No. 2) p2
Memorial
[Helles Memorial]
Notes
Aged 30, he served in GER for two years and a month before enlisting. He was killed in action at the Dardanelles. <br /><br />Probably listed as L/Cpl 10134 Charles Francis Ball, Royal Fusiliers 2nd Battalion, date of death 06/05/1915 on Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919, Great Eastern Railway Magazine (Image: Great Eastern Railway Society), Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Date entered
22/08/2016
Last updated
22/08/2016
Citation
“[ C F ] Charles Francis – Balls [Ball] – Great Eastern Railway – Private [Lance Corporal] – 06/06/1915,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 9, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/61871.