Ball, Malcolm Edward
Lt M.E. Ball was the fourth son of Edward Ball, J.P., and Mrs Ball, of Lewisham Hill, S.E. Educated at Roan School and New College, Margate, he entered Guy's Hospital as a student, and qualified M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. in 1908, continuing a year later to M.B.,B.S., London.
He held house appointments, ending with a house physician, and acted in the capacity of editor of the Gazette. While at hospital he made many firm friends, and will be remembered by all of his time for his ability both in work and sports. Later on he married Evelyn Irene, daughter of the Rev. Ottley, Vicar of St.John the Baptist, Portland, and settled in practice at Emsworth Hants.
Only last year in response to the urgent appeals of the British Medical Association he offered his services to the Royal Medical Corps and was given a Commission in September. At Suvia Bay he contracted dysentery and was invalided to Malta. On recovery he was attached to the Worcester Regiment and preceded to the Tigris Front, where on April 9th.1916, he was severely wounded and died next day.
Lt, Ball leaves a widow and two children. A contemporary writes: "By the death of Malcolm Ball, I and many others have lost a dear friend. Vigorous in mind and body he has always represented to me a charming combination of a sportsman and gentleman. To say that he will be deeply missed is but a poor way of expressing the blank sense of loss which his death has caused to those who knew and loved him." Guy's Hospital Reports Vol LXX, War Memorial Number
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Ball |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | Malcolm Edward |
| Family details | Son of Edward and Alice Ball; husband of Evelyn Irene Ball, of 5A, Belmont Park, Lee, London |
| Previous education | Roan School, Greenwich and New College, Margate |
| College | Guy's Hospital |
| Dates at college | 1903-1909 |
| Dept / course | M.B. London |
| Qualifications | M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.; M.B., B.S. 1908/9 |
| Military unit | R.A.M.C., Worcestershire Regiment, attd. 9th Bn. |
| War / conflict | World War One (1914-1918) |
| Campaigns | Gallipoli and Mesopotamia |
| Date of death | 10 April 1916 |
| Age at death | 30 |
| Rank at death | Lieutenant |
| Place of death | 16th C.C.S Wadi Camp, Orah, Mesopotamia,Tigris Front |
| Cause of death | Died of wounds |
| Commemoration(s) | Guy's Hospital Memorial; Basra Memorial, Iraq |
| Notes | In 1903 Edward Ball was living at West Court, Lewisham Hill S.E. |
| Sources | Guy's Hospital Medical School Records, King's College London Archives; Commonwealth War Graves Commission |