Orders, Decorations and Medals

Four: Temporary Corporal W. Ball, Royal Engineers

1914 Star (22733 Spr., R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (22733 T. Cpl., R.E.), together with related Silver War Badge, the reverse officially numbered ‘B. 294147’, extremely fine (4) £100-120

William Ball, who enlisted in the Royal Engineers in March 1912, first entered the French theatre of war with 11th Field Company, R.E. in mid-August 1914. Having then gained advancement to Temporary Corporal, he was discharged as a result of wounds in May 1919 (copied S.W.B. list refers and verifies issue number as above).