Regimental number | 4297 |
Place of birth | London, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Plumber |
Address | Poonpoota, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 39 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 133 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Eliza Hall, 16 Frogmore Avenue, Wandsworth, London, England |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Eliza HALL |
Other details |
War service: England Embarked Adelaide, 7 November 1916; admitted to ship's hospital, at sea, 15 November 1916; discharged from ship's hospital, 17 November 1916 (no further details recorded); disembarked Plymouth, England, 9 January 1917; marched in to 8th Training Bn, Hurdcott, 10 January 1917. Marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 18 June 1917; marched in to No 4 Command Depot, Codford, 21 September 1917; marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 11 October 1917. Requested discharge in England, 14 July 1917 ('for the purpose of working in a munitions factory in this country for duration of the war. I am a plumber by trade.'); request refused, 19 October 1917 ('Officals at the Ministry of Labour do not consider his trade experience would be of sufficient value in munitions work'). Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Dunvegan Castle', 13 March 1918; transshipped at Durban to HT 'Field Marshal; disembarked Melbourne, 22 May 1918; discharged (medically unfit: deafness), Adelaide, 6 June 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Miscellaneous details | See 243 Herbert William HALL for first period of service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 59 |
Place of burial | Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HALL Herbert William |