John Bertrand HALLY

Regimental number27883
Date of birth25 April 1896
Place of birthDunedin
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLaw clerk
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 7.5"
Weight132 lbs
Next of kinFather, Patrick Hally, c/o Board of Trade, Wellington
Previous military serviceServed in D Company, 5th (Wellington) Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date27 June 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 12th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 16 October 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 3), Zonnebeke, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Patrick and Ellen Hally, 56 Gladstone Road, Parnell, Auckland. Native of Dunedin
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 29 December 1916, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 1 February 1917; joined 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 25 May 1917, and posted to 10th Company.

Detached to Brigade Carrying Party, 12 June 1917; rejoined Bn, 19 June 1917.

Transferred to Headquarters, 2nd NZ Infantry Brigade, 26 July 1917.

Transferred to 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, 6 September 1917, and posted to 10th Company.

Detached to Headquarters, NZ Infantry Brigade, 6 September 1917; rejoined Bn, 8 September 1917.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 27
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16790521

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