James Alexander HALL

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HALL, James Alexander

Service Numbers:	2030, N67891
Enlisted:	18 August 1915, Newcastle, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Divisional Ammunition Column
Born:	"Abbey Green" Singleton, New South Wales, Australia, 21 July 1889
Home Town:	Singleton, Northumberland, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Singleton, New South Wales, Australia, 22 August 1963, aged 74 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Whittingham Cemetery, Singleton, New South Wales, Australia Singleton, New South Wales, Australia
Memorials:	Singleton War Memorial

World War 1 Service

18 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Newcastle, New South Wales
15 Jan 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2030, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
15 Jan 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2030, 1st Light Horse Regiment, RMS Osterley, Sydney
14 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, 2030, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column, Return to Australia per Leicestershire 22-6-1919

World War 2 Service

24 Oct 1939:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, N67891

Argus - Thursday

19th June, 1919.
Mr. and Mrs. James Hall of Broke Road, have been notified that their youngest son, Driver J.A. Hall, is returning by "Leicestershire", due in Melbourne about 20th instant. Driver Hall enlisted in 1915 and left Australia by the "Osterley" in January, 1916 with the Light Horse and while in Egypt, was transferred to the Artillery and went to France the following June. His brother, Sapper J.I.Hall returned a few months ago.

Argus - Tuesday, 4th April 1916.
Singleton Soldier Ill - Amongst the names of the soldiers reported ill in the 159th casualty list if that of Private J.A. Hall of the 1st Light Horse - address is given as Singleton.

James Alexander Hall continued farming of Wong where he married in 1933. He continued farming at Wyong until 1939 when the second World War broke out. During this time he served as a private with the Australia Garrison Battalion at Victoria Barracks. After the war he worked as a labourer at the State Dockyards in Newcastle until 1949, when he returned to Singleton.

James Alexander Hall was a member of the Singleton RSL Club and was given a RSL funeral. He is buried at Church of England Cemetery at Whittingham NSW

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