Reuben Henry Ball

Transferred to (16243) Labour Corps. He died of pneumonia on 24 October 1918 and was buried in Nottingham General Cemetery on 30 October (grave ref. 4637).

Nottingham Evening Post, ‘Roll of Honour’, 25 October 1918: ‘Ball On October 24th, in military hospital, (-) Ball, aged 34, the eldest beloved brother of Tel (-)' (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) Nottingham Evening Post, 30 October 1918, ‘Funeral of a Nottingham Officer. The funeral of Lieut. Sidney Wade, Sherwood Foresters, the son of Mr and Mrs CH Wade, Mount Hooton-road, Nottingham, who died in hospital from pneumonia at Towcester, on Sunday, took place in the Nottingham General Cemetery ... Two Nottingham soldiers were buried to-day with full military honours. They were Privates RN Ball, Labour Corps, aged 34, of Leicester-street, and Cecil WG Bush, of Loughborough-road. Both died of pneumonia. The last-named being on board a hospital ship.’