Memorial

Captain A Ball VC DSO and 2 bars MC

Capt A Ball battlefield cross close view of dedication

Source: courtesy of Trevor of Jutland Crew lists

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Current Location

Biggin Hill (Officers Mess), Main Road , Biggin Hill, Bromley, Greater London, TN16 3EJ, England

TQ 41033 60639

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Type of Memorial: Battlefield cross or marker
WMR Reference Number: 105018
Description: A plain wooden cross with a rectangular wooden board at the crossing point on which is a brass plaque with the dedication in German incised and coloured black . This is not the grave marker of Capt Ball which is at Trent College (see #55457). Its provenance is unclear .
Inscription: /ENGL FLEIGER HAUPTMANN /ROYAL FLYING CORPS/ALBERT BALL VC DSO ** MC/GEF DEN 7 MAI 1917/ transl ENGLISH AIRMAN CAPTAIN /ROYAL FLYING CORPS/ALBERT BALL VC DSO AND TWO BARS MC/DIED ON 7TH MAY 1917/

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: nationality , arm of service , rank , given name , surname , awards , date of death

images first appeared on The Returned from the Front website http://thereturned.co.uk/crosses/biggin-hill-albert-ball/
Biggin Hill now appears to be a local community enterprise with some commercial activities . It is unclear whether the officers Mess has been preserved .https://bigginhill.co.uk/