Harry HALL

Regimental number41084
Date of birth3 December 1891
Place of birthChristchurch
ReligionWesleyan
OccupationFarmer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation35
Height5' 3"
Weight148 lbs
Next of kinSister, Miss Lucy May Hall, Omamata, Leinster Road, St Albans, Christchurch
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date7 October 1916
Place of enlistmentBalclutha
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 80 Corinthic on 2 April 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: the late Samuel and Catherine Hall, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 2 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 10 June 1917; marched into Sling Camp, 11 June 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 6 July 1917; joined 3rd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 11 August 1917, and posted to C Company.

Reported wounded and missing, 12 October 1917.

Court of Enquiry, 18 April 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917'.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 57, p. 36
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16790285

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