Royal Army Medical Corp

 

Several of the sons of John Ball and Emma Priestley served during World War I.

Harold John Ball, 103482, Royal Army Medical Corp
Frank William Ball, 764869, London Regiment (Artists Rifles)
Bertie Cyril Ball, 105783, Royal Army Medical Corp
Eric Basil Ball, 125048, Royal Garrison Artillery

 


 

On the reverse of the photograph is a list of the names of the men

 
Standing
    1 H J Burrow
    2 W George
    3 B Dootson
    4 W Ashes
    5 C Coles
    6 J W Ormiston
    7 L A Austin
Seated
    8 J Hudson
    9 H Baty
    10 A J Smith
    11 Sidney Cooper
    12 G Dixon
On Ground
    13 R W Brown
    14 H J Ball (Northampton)
    15 T Sanders
    16 Dick Alders
    17 H Braim

On the reverse of the photograph is a list of the names of the men

 
Standing
    1 H J Burrow
    2 J Hudson
    3 T Sanders
    4 Dick Alders
    5 C Coles
    6 J W Ormiston
    7 H Braim
Seated
    8 W George
    9 B Dootson
    10 W Ashes
    11 Sidney Cooper
    12 H Baty
On Ground
    13 H J Ball (Northampton)
    14 A J Smith
    15 L A Austin

 


 

A search of the online medals index, Commonwealth War Graves Commission and the births, marriages and deaths index has given probable identities for several of these men.
Alders, Richard105097Private 
Ashes, Walter75806Private 
Austen, L33205Private 
Ball, Harold J103482Privatemy grandfather, born: 13 Jan 1886, Leicester died: 5 Jan 1947, Luton, age: 60
Baty, H26602Private 
Braim, Charles Henry103394Privateborn: 30 May 1885, Yorkshire died: 23 July 1943, Consett, age: 58
Brown, Robert William2408Privateborn: 22 Oct 1886, Brighton died 1959, Brighton, age: 72
Burrow, Herbert James22672Privateborn: 24 Apr 1895, Exeter died: 31 Dec 1986, Gloucester, age: 91
Coles, C   
Cooper, Sidney   
Dixon, G   
Dootson, B   
George, W   
Hudson, J   
Ormiston, James123144Privateborn: 1892 died: 2 Jan 1918, age: 25
Sanders, T   
Smith, A J