Service Details
Name:
BALL
Given Name:
FRANK JAMES
Initials:
F J
Service No:
95777
Rank:
Lieutenant
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Regiment:
South African Air Force
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Unit:
2 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
1942-04-25
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Age:
22
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, Curtiss Tomahawk Mk IIB #AK475, scrambled to protect Tobruk against an attack by Stuka's (JU 87B's), shot down by Bf109s over sea near Tobruk
Additional
Information:
Son of William and Ivy M. Ball, of Amanzimtoti, Natal, South Africa. Educated Glenwood High School, Durban
Commemoration
Country:
Egypt
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Cemetery:
ALAMEIN MEMORIAL
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Grave Reference:
Column 266.

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