William Ewart HALL

Regimental number6/1552
Date of birth29 December 1882
Place of birthStaffordshire, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
AddressDenniston
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Height5' 8.5"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Taylor, Swamp Road, Collingwood, Nelson
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date7 January 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 4 Tahiti on 14 February 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitCanterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 7 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 12), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs E. Taylor (formerly Hall), Collingwood, Nelson
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Joined Bn at Gallipoli, 9 May 1915.

Reported missing, 7 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Now believed to be killed'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Third
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 16790410

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