PERSONALIA
 
Name:  Ball, George Eric
Date of birth: Unknown
Date of death:  February 1st, 1946
Nationality:  British
BIOGRAPHY: 
Service number 39842.
Eric George Ball lies buried at the Exeter Higher Cemetery, Heavitree in Sec. Z.K. Grave 130.
     
DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS (DFC)
Rank: Acting Flight Lieutenant
Unit: No. 242 Squadron, Royal Air Force
Awarded on: October 1st, 1940
Action: Citation:
"This officer has destroyed five enemy aircraft. He persued one of these at night for fifty miles before shooting it down. His excellent leadership has instilled great confidence in his flight."
Details: Publishe in The London Gazette, 1 October 1940.
 
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Information source(s):   - The London Gazette, Issue 34958, dated Tuesday 1st October 1940
- Commonwealth Wargraves Commission
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