| Regimental number | 27500 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Woodend |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Grocer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20.6 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Thomas Hall, Awarua Plains, Southland |
| Previous military service | Served in 7th (Southland) Mounted Rifles, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 17th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Pakeha on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 3), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Invercargill (Eastern) Cemetery. Parents: Margaret Hall, Awarua Plains, Southland. Invercargill, and the late Thomas Hall. Native of Woodend, Southland |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 23 September 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 18 November 1916, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 14 December 1916; joined 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 28 February 1917, and posted to 8th Company. Wounded in action, 9 June 1917; remained at duty. Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 22 August 1917 (inflammation of right knee joint); discharged to unit, 25 August 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 26 August 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 15 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16790226 |