Cromer Servicemen and Servicewomen in the First World War

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Name	Walter Balls
Ward	Cromer
Armed Force	National Reserve Guard
Notes	At the time of his death Walter was a Sergeant of the 1st Norfolk Regiment. His home was Daisy Cottage, 13, Cross Street, Cromer. He was a member of the National Reserve Guard and enlisted in September 1914, going to France in November of that year. He was wounded at the capture of Hill 60 in 1915 and was reported wounded and missing at Bullecourt, then presumed dead on 9th May 1917. For many years he was in service at the Post Office in Cromer. The 1911 census records him as single, the son of Frances Martha Balls
Service Information	Serjeant 3/8169 of the 1st Battalion Norfolk Regiment. Reported missing at Bullecourt and was presumed dead on 9th May 1917. Enlisted Norwich. Commemorated on Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 3.
Date of Birth	1880
Place of Birth	Cromer
Date of Death	19/05/1917
Source	Cromer Post 15th Jan 1915, War Roll, Service Record
	Walter Balls, from the Cromer War Roll
	The Arras memorial and entrance to the cemetery where Walter's name is recorded
	Hill 60, where Walter was first wounded, remains an evocative site to visit.