| Regimental number | 54501 |
| Occupation | Carter |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs F C R Hallam, Bulls |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements (First Draft), H Company (Part) |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington |
| H Company, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, left on two ships, HMNZT 89 'Waitemata' on 14 July 1917, and HMNZT 90 'Ulimaroa' on 26 July 1917. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Medals |
Military Medal 'Was one of a loading party with three loaded pontoon waggons proceeding along
the Westhoek Plank Road east of Ypres on the 3rd January. The transport was
caught in a barrage and one shell exploded close to the road wounding a driver in
the leg and two of the horses. This driver was thrown from his horse on to the
road. Rifleman Hallam immediately conveyed him to the side of the road and
despite the shelling attended to the latter?s wound. Whilst engaged in this
operation the concussion of a shell exploding close by, threw them both on to the
road where the hind wheel of a passing waggon went over the legs of Rifleman
Hallam, luckily without serious injury. He still attended to the wounded driver and
completed the dressing and stood by him till a lull in the shelling enabled his
removal to the regimental aid post. He displayed magnificent gallantry and the greatest coolness.'
Source: 'London Gazette' Date: |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 69, p. 20 |