Regimental number | 397 |
Place of birth | Ulverstone, Tasmania |
School | Launceston Church Grammar |
Other training | University of Tasmania, undergraduate |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Ulverstone, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, Charles Joseph Hall, South Road, Ulverstone, Tasmania |
Previous military service | 91st Infantry; Served inthe Cadet and Citizen forces of the Commonwealth |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 40th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "He enlisted as a Private and was promoted to Corporal and I'm told that at the time of his death his name was listed for promotion to a Commission". Details from Father. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 20.10 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Dochy Farm New British Cemetery (Plot XII, row B, Grave NO. 14), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 132 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Margaret HALL, Ulverstone, Tasmania |
Family/military connections | He had cousins who enlisted and were killed in action. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |