HALL, Francis Charles
| Service Number: | 2041 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 August 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Alma, Victoria, April 1896 |
| Home Town: | Alma, Central Goldfields, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carter |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2041, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 18 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2041, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Feb 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2041, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2041, 29th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood | |
| 13 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2041, 29th Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", Gassed | |
| 29 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2041, 29th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal | |
| 16 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2041, 29th Infantry Battalion, Returned to Australia per H.T. 'Kashmir' |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Lakey
- Citation for Gallantry - At the Battle of Polygon Wood
2041 Private Francis Charles HALL 29th Battalion 3rd Reinforcement A.I.F. At Polygon Wood on 26th. September, 1917, telephone communications broke down early in the day, and runners had to be used exclusively. Many runners became casualties, so that those remaining had to work very hard. During the whole of 26th.and 27th. September, Private HALL carried numerous messages through heavy enemy Barrages and machine gun fire, and on two occasions through a gas shell barrage. On 27th. September, our own heavy artillery shelled us, and Pte. HALL carried a message through our own and enemy's barrage to have the Artillery's shooting rectified. Recommendation: Military Medal [MM] Lieutenant-Colonel Muir Purser C.O. 29th Battalion