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HALL, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4796 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 54th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 13 May 1897 |
| Home Town: | Kendall, Port Macquarie-Hastings, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm worker |
| Died: | Died of wounds (Gas) received 17 April, 1918, Rouen, France, 27 April 1918, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen Saint Sever Cemetery Extension Rouen, Grave number 2794, St Sever Cemetery Extension, Haute-Normandie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4796, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
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| 8 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4796, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Sydney | |
| 27 Apr 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 4796, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4796 awm_unit: 54th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-04-27 |
Personal Stories
Lance Corporal William Hall
"Bill" Hall was born on 6 May 1897.
He died of wounds (gas poisoning) received on 17th April, 1918 but did not die until the 27th April in Hospital at Rouen, He is buried in the Saint Sever Cemetry Extension at Rouen.
Submitted 1 August 2019 by Jennifer Harper