HALL, Sydney Raymond
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Fullaton, South Australia, 17 December 1883 |
| Home Town: | Fullarton, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Unley High School & School of Mines |
| Occupation: | Civil Servant (Land Titles Office) |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove Plot 1, Row B, Grave 29. His name is located at panel 59 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT. |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Attorney General's Department WW1 Honour Board , Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, SA Caledonian Society Soldiers Memorial WW1 Honour Board, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' |
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| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide | |
| 25 Apr 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Captain, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 10 Battalion awm_rank: Captain awm_died_date: 1915-04-25 |
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| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
Captain S R Hall - from the Adelaide Chronicle 08 May 1915
The late Captain Sydney Raymond Hall was 31 years of age, and received his first military appointment in the corps of signallers in March, 1911. He was transferred to the Engineers in July of the following year. The deceased was a son of Mr. T.W. Hall, land agent, of Unley, and resided with his wife and two young children at 48, Wattle-street, East Frewville. The widow is a daughter of Mr. John Drummond, of Sandford & Co., Adelaide. Born on December 17, 1883, Captain Hall entered the Civil Service (Education Department) in June, 1900, and in the following year was transferred to the Lands Titles Office. He always took a great interest in military matters, and prior to joining the first contingent of the Expeditionary Forces was in command of the 22nd Engineers in Adelaide. At the time of his departure Captain Hall was senior counter clerk in the Registrar-General of Deeds Office, Victoria-square. The Registrar-General (Mr. G. Wilfred Anthony) stated of him on Wednesday: —
"The sad announcement has cast a deep gloom over the department. He was a splendid fellow. I had the highest opinion of him as an officer and a man."
Submitted 22 April 2015
Biography
Father Thomas William Hall and Mother Katherine Jennifer Hall (nee ___).
Married to May Hall (nee Drummond), living at 48 Wattle Street East, Fullarton Estate, Frewville, SA.
Children:
Son Herbert Drummond Hall
Son Mervyn Hall
Previous service:
No.7 Corps Australian Signallers
Commanded 22nd Engineers, Signal Troops (at time of enlisting)
At a youthful age Sydney joined the old volunteer forces. He received his first commission in the Signalling Corps in 1911, but a year later was transferred to the Engineers' Corps. He was made lieutenant of signallers in the 74th Infantry, and took an active part in the training of cadets. On volunteering to go to the front he was advanced to the commission of Captain
Described on enlisting as 30 years 8 months old; married; 6' tall; 11 stone 10 lbs;
Church of England
19/8/1914 enlisted in Adelaide, SA
appointed to Singallers, 10th Infantry Battalion
20/10/1914 embarked on board HMAT A11 Ascanius
as a Captain (Signalling Officer), with 10th Infantry Battalion, Headquarters
2/3/1915 embarked on board Ionian, to join Mediterranenan Expeditionary
Forces in Gallipoli
25/4/1915 Killed in action on landing at Anzac, Dardanelles, Gallipoli
buried in: hill side grave 5, Plot 2
later reburied in: Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey
Plot 1, Row B, Grave 29
Medals:
1914-15 Star (2934); British War medal (4627); Victory medal (4626);
Memorial Plaque and Memorial Scroll (356052)
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 22/4/2015. Lest we forget.
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