23 OCTOBER 2004, Page 40

Hero of Nottingham

From Barbara Harper-Nelson Sir: In his review of General Sir Peter de la Billiere's book Supreme Courage (Books. 25 September), M.R.D. Foot states that Albert Ball, VC, was a Canadian. He was born in Nottingham in 1896 and went to Trent College. Billy Bishop, VC, was a Canadian.

Barbara Hatper-Nelson

Lesmurdie, Western Australia