HALL, John David
| Service Number: | 33 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, 17 September 1873 |
| Home Town: | Yandina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 24 July 1945, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Yandina Cemetery, Qld |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 33, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 6 Mar 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 33, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 488 notes 5th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 6 Mar 1901 aboard Templemore arriving Port Elizabeth 1 Apr 1901. | |
| 5 May 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 33, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 491 notes 5th QIB embarked at Cape Town 27 Mar 1902 aboard St Andrew returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 30 Apr 1902, disbanded 5 May 1902. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
Also served in WW1, Private S.N. 3654, 49th Infantry Battalion.
When John David Hall enlisted in 1901 in the 5th QIB and his details were published with the rank and file in The Queenslander, 16 Mar 1901, he noted his N.O.K. as his mother, Mrs. J. Hall, Belfast, Ireland. In the Boer War Service Paybooks for the 5th QIB, Bk 1 p. 62, it is noted he directed part of his pay to his aunty Mrs. S. Hamilton, Yandina.
He enlisted again in 1917 for WW1 and on his Attestation Form, dated 28 May 1917, its noted that; he was born at Belfast, Ireland, on 17 Sep 1873; he was an engine driver and married with 6 children; his N.O.K. was his wife Mrs. Christina Catherine Marion Hall, Yandina; and he had previously served in South Africa.
John David Hall was born on 17 Sep 1873 at Belfast, Northern Ireland, a son to John Hall and Elizabeth Hall (nee McGarrell). He married Christine Catherine Marion Low on 27 Aug 1902 in Queensland and they had 7 children.
In information provided by a grand-daughter for his bio on the Australian Boer War Memorial database it is noted he returned to Yandina after the Boer war and worked a mixed farm as well as working as an engineer. He also maintained an interest in horses including race horses.
(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 494; Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 5th QIB, Bk 1 p. 62; National Archives Australia- WW1 service record; Australian Boer War Memorial database- bio).
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