Ball, John Patrick Brooke
John Patrick Brooke Ball, M.R.C.S.; Lieutenant R.A.M.C. The death of Lieut. J. P. Ball at the age of 29 in an air attack is announced. Ball was at school at Eastbourne College and entered Westminster Hospital by way of King’ s College in October, 1932. He qualified M.R.C.S. last year. He took an active part in the athletics of the medical school, where he founded the squash rackets club. He also played Rugby for the hospital and was an enthusiastic yachtsman. The Lancet, 9 November 1940
Lieut. John Patrick Brooke Ball, R.A.M.C., is reported as having been killed on active service abroad- in September. He was the younger son of Major and Mrs. Ball, late of St. Leonards-on-Sea, and qualified M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. in 1939, having been educated at Westminster Hospital. His home was in London. British Medical Journal 9 Oct. 1940
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Ball |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | John Patrick Brooke |
| Date of birth | 17 March 1914 |
| Place of birth | Paddington Registration District |
| Family details | Son of Major Sidney Charles Ball and Jane Dorothy Mable Ball of Reigate, Surrey |
| Previous education | Eastbourne College |
| College | King's College London and/or King's College London Hospital |
| Dates at college | 1932-1935 |
| Dept / course | Medical |
| Qualifications | M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. 1939 |
| Military unit | Royal Army Medical Corps |
| Service number | 106819 |
| War / conflict | World War Two (1939-1945) |
| Date of death | 25/09/1940 |
| Age at death | 26 |
| Rank at death | Lieutenant |
| Cause of death | Died of wounds |
| Burial place | Gibraltar (North Front) Cemetery |
| Commemoration(s) | King’ s College Chapel; Roll of the Fallen, London University O.T.C & S.T.C |
| Sources | King’ s College London Archives, Commonwealth War Graves Commission; The Lancet; British Medical Journal |