Albert Ball - British flying ACE of World War 1

The following items can be found in the Sherwood Foresters Regimental Collection of Nottingham Castle

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The message tube that was dropped into British

lines by a German pilot that reports the death

of Albert On the right: Albert's wrist watch

Original oil painting found in the Sherwood Foresters Regimental section of Nottingham Castle

Albert Ball's flying gloves

Carburation Intake Pipe - pierced by a bullet -

Taken from one of Albert's planes.

Possibly an experimental SE5 in use with

56 Squadron Royal Flying Corps

Front view of an award, presented to Albert,

of the Honorary Freedom of Nottingham

Rear view of an award, presented to Albert,

of the Honorary Freedom of Nottingham

Avro manufactured windscreen -

Pierced by a bullet, it was taken from one of Captain Ball's aeroplanes, possibly an experimental SE5

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The following items can be found at Trent College

Colour portrait of Captain Ball -

Found in the Fenn room of the college

Propellor - Found in the Dining room of the college

Captain Ball's original grave marker - found

in the Chapel of the College

The Chancel panelling bears the names of all those

who died in the great war. Below those names runs

the inscription 'To those sons of Trent who loved our brotherhood and at the call of duty laid down their

lives in the Great War 1914-1918'

Captain Albert Ball VC DSO MC

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