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HALL, Melville Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1525 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 July 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia, 17 October 1891 |
| Home Town: | Mount Gambier, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cabinet Maker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 20 July 1916, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mount Gambier War Memorial, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1525, Depot Battalion , Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1525, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1525, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1525, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Transylvania" | |
| 23 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1525, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1525, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1525, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by VWM Australia
Eyewitness reports suggest Private Hall had returned to the Australian lines and decided to help his mates. In a final act of heroism, he was killed while attempting to retrieve wounded from No Man's Land.
His body was never recovered.
Lest We Forget.
Reference: 1541 Private McKenna T.J.
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