
Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Battlefield cross or marker
- District
- Erewash
- Town
- Long Eaton
- County
- Derbyshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 55457
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Current location
Trent College Chapel
Derby Rd (a6005)
Long Eaton
Erewash
Derbyshire
NG10 4AD
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 48177 33923
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- A plain wooden battlefield cross , the ends of the cross member and top of the upright cut to a point ,The dedication extends over the upright and crossmember . There are geometric flourishes at each end of the cross member and the top of the upright .and an outline of a cross and leaf on the lower part of the upright . The dedication is clear to see on a monochrome image of the cross in place over Capt Ball's grave but appears to have faded in places as seen in a contemporary image of the cross in it's current location - Trent College Chapel
- Inscription
- Im /Luftkampf /gefallen /für sein /Vater/land/ Engl. Flieger-Hauptmann Albert Ball, Royal Flying Corps /gef den/7.5.17.("Fallen in air combat for his fatherland English pilot Captain Albert Ball")
- Inscription legible?
- no
- Names on memorial
- Ball, Albert
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank , given name , surname ,unit , date of death
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Battlefield Cross or Marker
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- Battlefield Cross or Marker
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- see also The Returned from the Front website /thereturned.co.uk/crosses/trent-college-nottingham/
- Other website www.albertball.homestead.com/ChapelCross.html
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