In Memory Of

BALL, FRANK JAMES

Service Details
Age:
22
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
95777
Rank:
Lieutenant
Unit:
2 Sqdn.
Regiment:
South African Air Force
Date of Death:
1942-04-25
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
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Column 266.
Cemetery:
ALAMEIN MEMORIAL
Country:
Egypt
Additional Information
Son of William and Ivy M. Ball, of Amanzimtoti, Natal, South Africa. Educated Glenwood High School, Durban