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HALLS, Archibald Thomas Roy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 10789 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 30 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Divisional Signal Company |
| Born: | Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia , date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Upper Sturt, Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Post Master |
| Died: | Darwin Bombing, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia , 19 February 1942, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Adelaide River War Cemetery, NT |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Officers of S.A. Post, Telegraph and Telephone Department Great War Roll of Honor, Magill Honour Board, Yankalilla District Roll of Honour WW1, Yankalilla War Memorial Wall |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 10789, 3rd Divisional Signal Company | |
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| 25 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 10789, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 10789 | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 10789, 3rd Divisional Signal Company |
Personal Stories
Killed in Darwin Bombing February 19th 1942
Archibald Halls had gained valuable knowledge and experience by working at the Powell’s Creek repeater station and, in February 1942, took charge as the day shift telegraph supervisor at the Darwin Post Office. He arrived in Darwin on the day Singapore fell; he and his staff worked for four days and nights, never leaving the Morse Code key. Halls probably lived in the single-men’s quarters known as 'the Monastery' in the Post Office complex. (http://www.ntlexhibit.nt.gov.au/exhibits/show/bod/roh/halls
He was killed there, along with 9 other postal workers when the Japanese bombed Darwin, directly hitting the Post Office on 19th February 1942.
Submitted 27 October 2021 by Jodie O'Donnell