Arthur Charles HALL VC

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HALL, Arthur Charles

Service Numbers:	2631, N387101
Enlisted:	3 April 1916, Dubbo, NSW
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	7 Garrison Battalion (NSW)
Born:	Granville, NSW, 11 August 1896
Home Town:	Nyngan, Bogan, New South Wales
Schooling:	All Saints College Bathurst
Occupation:	Station Hand
Died:	Natural Causes, Nyngan, NSW, 25 February 1978, aged 81 years
Cemetery:	West Bogan Anglican Cemetery
Memorials:	Coolabah Arthur Hall V.C. Way, Keith Payne VC Memorial Park, North Bondi War Memorial, Winchelsea WWI Memorial

World War 1 Service

3 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Dubbo, NSW
7 Oct 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2631, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
30 Aug 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 2631, 54th Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne
1 Sep 1918:	Honoured Victoria Cross, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, Awarded the Victoria Cross for actions in the assault on Peronne.

World War 2 Service

6 Jan 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, N387101
16 Nov 1943:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, N387101, 7 Garrison Battalion (NSW)

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Biography contributed by Robert Kearney

Hall, Arthur Charles (1896–1978)
by George Hall

Arthur Charles Hall, soldier and grazier, was born on 11 August 1896 at Granville, Sydney, eldest son of Charles Hall, grazier, of Glenelg station near Nyngan, and his wife Emma Jane, née King. He attended All Saints' College, Bathurst, in 1909-12 and became an overseer on his father's properties.

Hall enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force at Dubbo on 3 April 1916 and was posted to the 6th Reinforcements for the 54th Battalion, embarking in October. After further training in Britain, he joined his battalion on 8 February 1917 at Montauban, France. He received a severe leg wound on 30 March but returned to his unit on 21 April, and fought in the 2nd battle of Bullecourt in May and at Polygon Wood in September; he was promoted lance corporal in June and corporal in October. In 1918 his battalion returned to the Somme to fight at Villers-Bretonneux in April, Morlancourt in July, and in the general offensive from August.

On 1 September, while the 54th Battalion was engaged in an attack on Péronne, a machine-gun post was checking the advance. Single-handed, Hall 'rushed the position, shot four of the occupants and captured nine others and two machine-guns. Then crossing the objective with a small party, he afforded excellent covering support for the remainder of the company'. He was continually in advance of the main party, located many points of resistance and personally led parties to attack them. Next day, while his unit mopped up at Péronne, Hall rescued a wounded mate under shell-fire. For his actions on 1 and 2 September he was awarded the Victoria Cross. On 11 October he was transferred to the 56th Battalion and on 6 March 1919 was promoted temporary sergeant a rank he retained until his discharge from the A.I.F. on 3 August in Sydney.

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