[1] Albert Moss was born in Hugglescote, Coalville, in Leicestershire, where his family lived at 32 Station Street.
[2] Moss moved to New Zealand after his father succumbed to tuberculosis, hoping to avoid sharing his fate.
[6] Moss took great pride in his achievement, especially as the ball was mounted with a plaque and presented to him by his cricket club, Lancaster Park C.C.
He was found not guilty on the grounds of insanity and remanded to Lyttelton Prison, "till the pleasure of the Colonial Secretary is known".
By chance, his wife read an article about his work in the Salvation Army magazine, The War Cry, and, after returning the commemorative ball to him, herself went to South Africa and remarried him.