HALL, Roy Stanley Cedric
| Service Number: | 22987 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 1st to 5th Divisional Signal Companies |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Narrandera WW1 War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Sep 1918: | Involvement Sapper, 22987, 1st to 5th Divisional Signal Companies, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Port Darwin embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 14 Sep 1918: | Embarked Sapper, 22987, 1st to 5th Divisional Signal Companies, SS Port Darwin, Sydney |
A member of the 2nd Signal Squadron
Roy Stanley Cedric Hall was born on 23 May 1891 in Broken Hill, New South Wales. He was the son of Edward James Hall (1859-1918) and Isabella Ann Metcalf (1854-?). Roy worked as an Electrician when he joined the A.I.F on 5 October 1917. He was newly married to Ida Adelaide Flood (1880-1970). Roy was allocated service number 22987 and stated on his attestation paper that he had four years of previous service in the militia with the 11th Light Horse.
Before departing for overseas service, Roy spent a month at the Wireless Training School at Moore Park from 1 November 1917 until 3 December 1917. He then proceeded to Seymour in Victoria to continue training at the Signal School, where he was posted until 17 January 1918. To complete his training in Australia, he returned to the Wireless Training School, where he remained until September 1918.
Roy embarked from Sydney with the August Signallers Reinforcements aboard SS Port Darwin on 14 September 1918. He disembarked in Egypt on 19 October 1918. Eleven days later, the war with the Ottoman Empire ended. On 8 January 1919, he was taken on strength with the 2nd Signal Squadron.
His service records show he served with the 5th Light Horse Signal Troop. At the start of 1919, the 5th LH Signal Troop was stationed in Baalbek, Syria, before being transferred to Beirut on 5 March 1919. The unit was transferred via ship to Port Said, Egypt, on 24 March 1919. On 4 June 1919, Roy was admitted to Hospital in Moascar, suffering gastritis. He was transferred to the 14th Australian General Hospital at Abbassia on 9 June. Roy returned to Australia aboard HT Burma on 26 July 1919.
Post-war, Roy continued working as an Electrician. In 1922, Roy and Ida had a son, Allan Davis Hall (1922 – 1959). On 25 April 1942, he volunteered for Second World War service, serving as a Lance Sergeant (N380138) with the 15th Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps.
Roy died on 2 August 1961.
Because he was taken on strength with the Signal Training Unit on 16 November 1918, he was ineligible for the Victory Medal. To be awarded the Victory Medal, an individual needed to be posted to a unit in a theatre of war before the Armistice on 11 November 1918. Consequently, the British War Medal was his sole First World War medal entitlement.
Submitted 16 January 2025 by Tim Barnett