Capt Albert Ball VC MC DSO & 2Bars
(1897-1917)
British Army Captain, Victoria Cross recipient, Distinguished Service Order & 2 Bars recipient, and British Armed Forces Military Cross recipient
Died aged c. 20
WikidataBritish Army (1914–15) and Royal Flying Corps (1915–17). The Royal Air Force was not created until 1918.
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Captain Albert Ball VC, DSO & 2 bars, MC 1897-1917 attended this school in 1906 & 1907. He was awarded the Victoria Cross for most conspicuous & consistent bravery in 26 combats during which he destroyed 11 enemy aircraft & forced several others to land. He was killed in action in May 1917 at the age of 20.
Brook Street, Grantham, United Kingdom where they attended school