Regimental number | 3160 |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Launching Place, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 5.75" |
Weight | 135 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Alexander McKie Hall, Launching Place, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 60th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/77/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 3160A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 37th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 3159 Pte Alexander Edward HALL, 37th Bn, killed in action, 12 October 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 16 December 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 18 February 1917, and marched in to 15th training Bn, Hurdcott. Transferred to 67th Bn, Perham Downs, 28 April 1917. Found guilty, 21 May 1917, of being absent without leave, midnight, 18 May, to 8 am, 21 May 1917: awarded 4 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited 6 days' pay. Letter 'A' affixed to regimental number owing to duplication, 15 August 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 25 August 1917; taken on strength, 37th Bn, in the field, 1 September 1917. Admitted to 3rd Field Ambulance, 9 October 1917 (influenza), and transferred to 10th Casualty Clearing Station; to 18th General Hospital, Camiers, 10 October 1917 (gastric ulcer); to England, 15 October 1917, and admitted to Queen Mary's Military Hospital, Whalley, Lancashire (influenza: severe). Found guilty, Queen Mary's Hospital, 27 December 1917, of being absent without leave from 5.30 pm, 26 December, to 5.45 am, 27 December 1917: admonished, and forfeited 2 days' pay under Royal Warrant. Discharged from hospital on furlough, 1 January 1918, to report to No 4 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 15 January 1918. Found guilty, Hurdcott, 17 January 1918, of being absent without leave from 3.30 pm, 15 January, to 2 pm, 16 January 1918: admonished, and forfeited 2 days' pay under Royal Warrant. Admitted to Fovant Military Hospital, 22 January 1918 (not yet diagnosed); transferred to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 26 March 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Dunluce Castle', 8 April 1918 (gastric ulcer); discharged, Melbourne, 9 July 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | See 1451 Harry HALL for first period of service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 70 |
Place of burial | Carlyle Cemetery, Victoria |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HALL Harry Albert |