HALL, James Cameron
| Service Number: | 3113 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 10 April 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 5th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, 15 September 1893 |
| Home Town: | Claremont, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shipwright and seaman |
| Died: | Mater Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 7 March 1943, aged 49 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld Anzac Portion 7 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3113, 5th Pioneer Battalion | |
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| 9 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 3113, 7th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 3113, 6th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 3113, 7th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Fremantle | |
| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 3113, 6th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Fremantle | |
| 18 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3113, 5th Field Company Engineers, 5th MD |
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From Australian Remembrance Army
Lance Corporal James Cameron Hall (Service No. 3113), an Australian World War One veteran, is among almost 800 previously unmarked WWI veterans’ graves in Lutwyche Cemetery we have now marked with a plaque in recognition of their service for Australia.
We unveiled his plaque in Lutwyche Cemetery on 15 April 2023, along with a further 246 plaques on the previously unmarked graves of Australian World War One veterans:
See Australian Remembrance Army Facebook page
James Cameron Hall was born on 15 September 1893 in Rockhampton, Queensland, to James Hall and Jessie Hall (née Eggar). He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force at Perth on 7 March 1916, aged 22, giving his occupation as shipwright and seaman. He embarked from Fremantle aboard HMAT Argyllshire on 9 November 1916 and, after arrival in England, underwent training and was attached to engineer and pioneer units, including service associated with the 5th Pioneers and later engineer training depots. Hall proceeded overseas to France in September 1917.
On 11 October 1917 he was wounded in action, sustaining a gunshot wound to the right hip with shell fragments and developing trench fever. He was evacuated to England and admitted to Endell Street Military Hospital, Covent Garden, London. Endell Street Military Hospital was a unique First World War institution, operated entirely by women doctors, nurses, and orderlies, and treated many thousands of wounded soldiers during the war. Hall was later transferred to the 3rd Auxiliary Hospital for further treatment.
As a consequence of his wounds and illness, he was no longer fit for active service and was struck off overseas strength, being taken on the strength of the Australian General Base Depot in the United Kingdom in June 1918 as a wounded soldier. He was returned to Australia aboard HMAT Somali, disembarking on 8 July 1919, and was formally discharged from the Australian Imperial Force on 18 August 1919.
Following the war, Hall returned to civilian life in Western Australia and worked as a shipwright and boatbuilder. In 1921 he married Eva Clarice Wilson in Perth, Western Australia, and together they had three daughters. By 1943, James and Eva were living in East Brisbane, Queensland, where he was again employed as a shipwright.
James Cameron Hall died at the Mater Hospital, Brisbane, on 7 March 1943, aged 49, and was buried in Anzac Portion 7, Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane. Eva later returned to Western Australia, where she died in September 1988, aged 93.
After decades without recognition at his place of burial, his grave now bears a plaque commemorating his service to Australia — ensuring his name endures among those remembered for their duty and sacrifice. His identity and dignity have now been restored.
We have remembered him.
Lest We Forget.
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