Alfred Ball

Air Marshal Sir Alfred Henry Wynne Ball, KCB, DSO, DFC (18 January 1921 – 25 January 2012) was a Royal Air Force officer who became Deputy Commander of Strike Command.

Sir Alfred Ball
Born(1921-01-18)18 January 1921
Died25 January 2012(2012-01-25) (aged 91)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Air Force
Years of service1937–79
RankAir Marshal
Commands heldRAF Honington (1963–64)
No. 13 Squadron (1946)
No. 540 Squadron (1944–45)
No. 542 Squadron (1944)
No. 682 Squadron (1943)
No. 4 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit (1942–43)
Battles/warsSecond World War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
Distinguished Flying Cross
Mentioned in Despatches (2)
Air Medal (United States)

RAF career

Educated at Campbell College in Belfast,[1] Ball joined the Royal Air Force in 1937.[2] He served in the Second World War flying Spitfires[3] and commanding No. 682 Squadron, No. 542 Squadron, No. 540 Squadron and finally No. 13 Squadron, he was mentioned in despatches twice.[2] He was appointed Chief of Staff at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in 1968, Director General of RAF Organisation in 1971 and UK Military Representative to the Central Treaty Organization at Ankara in 1975.[2] He went on to be Deputy Commander of Strike Command in 1977 before retiring in 1979.[2]

In retirement he became an advisor to International Computers Limited.[2] He died on 25 January 2012.[4]

Family

In 1942 he married Nan McDonald; they have three sons and one daughter.[2]

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References
  1. Burke's Peerage
  2. Debrett's People of Today 1994
  3. Proceedings of the RAF Historical Society, Issue No. 10, 1991, p. 5 Archived 2010-12-06 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Obituary: Alfred Henry Wynne Ball The Times, 1 February 2012
Military offices
Preceded by
Sir Alan Davies		 Deputy Commander-in-Chief Strike Command
1977–1978		 Succeeded by
Sir Robert Freer
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