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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Sculptured / Cast group
- District
- Nottingham
- Town
- Nottingham
- County
- Nottinghamshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 08th September 1921
Attended by: SIR HUGH TRENCHARD - Dedicated
Date: 8th September 1921
Attended by: Rev. J. P. Hales, D.S.O., rector of Cotgrave - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 27446
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Current location
WITHIN CASTLE GROUNDS
Castle Rd
Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 569 395
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Bronze statue of Captain Ball. Ball stands gazing upwards with hands on belt. Allegorical robed figure of woman representing the air, one hand pointing skywards, the other resting on Ball's shoulder. Sculpture stands on stone plinth. Plinth bears inscription on two of four sides. Plinth surmounts wider, tiered base. Base stands on three steps. Reliefs on two sides of the plinth. One is of a bi-plane flying over German trench lines. One of bi‑plane being flown in clouds. ornamentation surrounding base includes bronze eternal flame and bronze laurel wreath.
- Inscription
- CAPT. ALBERT BALL V.C./ 7TH ROBIN HOOD BATTALION SHERWOOD FORESTERS/ ATTACHED ROYAL FLYING CORPS, DSO (2 BARS) MC/ CROIX DE CHEVALIER, LEIGION D'HONNEUR,/ ORDER OF ST GEORGE (RUSSIAN)/ HON. FREEMAN OF THE CITY OF NOTTINGHAM/ PER ARDUA AD ASTRA IN THE AIR/ HE GAVE MOST CONSPICUOUS/ AND GALLANT SERVICE TO/ HIS COUNTRY AND WAS KILLED/ IN ACTION FIGHTING GLORIOUSLY/ MAY 7TH 1917 AGED 20 YEARS/ PER ARDUA AD ASTRA
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Ball, Albert
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,forename,place of birth,manner of death,age of death,decorations
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Figure
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze - Plinth
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Portland
- Figure
- Listing information
- Statue of Captain Albert Ball, Nottingham Castle
- Grade I
- This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Statue of Captain Albert Ball
- WMO ID: 201984
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 06-03-2019]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Carter Postcard Collection
- Nottingham Journal - Friday 09 September 1921 HOMAGE TO NOTTINGHAM'S SON. Captain Ball Memorial Unveiled in Castle Grounds. DENSE THRONGS AND MOVING SCENES. Sir Hugh Trenchard's tribute to England's Greatest Air Fighter.
- Mansfield Reporter - Friday 17 June 1921 (The high winds prematurely unveiled the Albert Ball Memorial in Nottingham Castle Grounds)
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