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Albert Ball

1896 - 1917

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Albert Ball, (14 August 1896 – 7 May 1917) was a British fighter pilot during the First World War. At the time of his death he was the United Kingdom's leading flying ace, with 44 victories, and remained its fourth-highest scorer behind Edward Mannock, James McCudden and George McElroy. Born and raised in Nottingham, Ball joined the Sherwood Foresters at the outbreak of the First World War and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in October 1914. He transferred to the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) the following year, and gained his pilot's wings on 26 January 1916. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Albert Ball is the 1,898th most popular military personnel (down from 1,850th in 2019), the 4,658th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,994th in 2019) and the 114th most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Albert Ball ranks 1,898 out of 2,058. Before him are Juan de Salcedo, Nathan Hale, Moe Berg, John André, Sterling Price, and Reginald Wingate. After him are John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent, James Joseph Dresnok, Leo Tornikios, Kanhoji Angre, Aviv Kochavi, and John Dill.

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Among people born in 1896, Albert Ball ranks 238. Before him are Miles Dempsey, Ramón Eguiazábal, John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton, Blanche Sweet, Jack Pickford, and Simon Barere. After him are Horacio Muñoz, Samuel Mosberg, Robert E. Sherwood, Gösta Runö, Alister Hardy, and Gopal Swarup Pathak. Among people deceased in 1917, Albert Ball ranks 116. Before him are Richard Olney, James Dwight, Andrew Murray, Waldemar Tietgens, Sergei Zubatov, and Leander Starr Jameson. After him are Janez Evangelist Krek, Albert Pinkham Ryder, Hans von Blixen-Finecke, Tom Thomson, Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin, and Florence La Badie.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Albert Ball ranks 4,659 out of 8,785. Before him are James Wyatt (1746), Elizabeth Montagu (1718), Richard K. Guy (1916), Reginald Wingate (1861), Gary Daniels (1963), and Leander Starr Jameson (1853). After him are Nicholas Hooper (1952), David Mountbatten, 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven (1919), Sydney Parkinson (1745), David Walliams (1971), John Peckham (1227), and I. J. Good (1916).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, Albert Ball ranks 114. Before him are John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton (1896), Oliver Leese (1894), Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy (1862), George Milne, 1st Baron Milne (1866), John André (1750), and Reginald Wingate (1861). After him are John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent (1735), John Dill (1881), Guy Simonds (1903), Thomas Picton (1758), Frederick E. Morgan (1894), and Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford (1827).

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