Harold Ball
| Harold Ball | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Harold Charles Ball | ||
| Date of birth | 29 May 1920 | ||
| Place of birth | Mildura, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Date of death | 9 February 1942 (aged 21) | ||
| Place of death | near Tengah Air Base, Tengah, British Malaya | ||
| Original team(s) | Merbein | ||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Ruck | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1939–1940 | Melbourne | 33 (33) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1940. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Harold Charles Ball (29 May 1920 – 9 February 1942) was an Australian rules football player for the Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL), who also served with the 2/9 Field Ambulance, Australian Army Medical Corps.
He was captured, tortured, and executed on 9 February 1942 by the Japanese, during their assault on Singapore that began on 8 January 1942.