Regimental number | 887 |
Place of birth | Benalla, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Orange Grove, Goorambat, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 159 lbs |
Next of kin | Brother, James Hall, Orange Grove, Goorambat, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 24th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 24th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Fate incorrectly entered on Nominal Roll as Died of Disease. |
Place of burial | Puchevillers British Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 5), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 101 |
Other details |
War service: Form B103 missing several pages; begins in 1916. Admitted to Hospital, Heliopolis, Egypt, June 1915 (cerebro-meningitis); listed as 'dangerously ill'. Admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham, 24 September 1915. Proceeded from Weymouth to join the British Expeditionary Force, 8 June 1916. Wounded in action, 29 July 1916 (gun shot wounds, arms and legs); died of wounds, 44th Casualty Clearing Station, 29 July 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HALL Charles Benjamin |