HALL, Frederick
| Service Number: | 3137 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 August 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 1877 |
| Home Town: | Mile End, City of West Torrens, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Tubercle Pulmonary of Lung, Adelaide, South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 17 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (General) Section: Catholic Western Ground; Row #G; Grave #67 , |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3137, 27th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 12 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3137, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3137, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Adelaide |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Father Richard Hall and Mother Emma Hall, living at 1A Dew Street, Mile End, South Australia.
Wife, Mrs Emma Hall, living at Dew Street, Mile End, SA
Previous service: 4 years Irish corps (left of own accord)
Described on enlisting as 38yrs old; married; 5' 9" tall; 162 lbs;
medium complexion; brown eyes; dark hair; Roman Catholic
6/8/1915 enlisted in Adelaide, SA
appointed to B Company, 2nd Depot Battalion, Mitcham Camp
16/9/1915 appointed to 27th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
12/1/1916 embarked from Outer Harbour, onboard HMAT A7 Medic
as a Private in 27th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
21/3/1916 embarked at Alexandria for overseas, onboard HT Oriana
27/3/1916 disembarked at Marseilles, France
2/5/1916 taken on strength of 27th Battalion
8/5/1916 Medical report
Private reported sick at Armentiere, France
with a cough and haemophtysis (loss of weight). Has had abdominal
pain and diarrhoea. Had pleurisy 3 years ago, has had winter cough and
asthma. General health quite good. Numerous T.B. in sputum.
-- Aggravated by exposure (by active service)
9/5/1916 sick - Tubercle Pulmonary of Lung
admitted to 23rd General Hospital, Etaples, France
14/5/1916 transferred to Dieppo, for England
15/5/1916 admitted to 3rd London General Hospital
24/6/1916 embarked onboard HT Euripides, at Plymouth, England, for Australia
24/6/1916 returned to Australia
8/8/1916 disembarked at Melbourne, Victoria
19/8/1916 admitted to 7th Australian General Hospital
24/8/1916
25/7/1917 discharged from service
Medals: British War medal (9560) and Victory Medal (9496)
His name is commemorated on Panel 110 at the Australian War Memorial,
Canberra, ACT.
17/10/1917 passed away of Tubercle Pulmonary of Lung, at 40 years of age
Buried in: West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, SA
Section: Catholic Western Ground; Row #G; Grave #67
- buried with wife Emma Hall d. 26/12/1953 at 71 Years of age
Grant Expires: 5/12/2031
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 28/6/2016. Lest we forget.
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