Albert Edward HALL

Regimental number11/763
Date of birth2 May 1887
Place of birthCapetown, South Africa
Other NamesFARRAR, Thomas
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationOil driller
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation37
Height5' 5.5"
Weight148 lbs
Previous military serviceServed in Brabant's Horse, South Africa (Boer War); not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date25 October 1914
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Reinforcements, Wellington Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Verdala on 14 December 1914
Final rankTrooper
Final unitWellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 9 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 5), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Brother: Charles W. Hall, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Malay States
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Egypt to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 9 May 1915.

Reported missing, Anzac Cove, 9 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Anzac, 14 December 1915, concluded: 'Killed in action, Anzac Cove, 9 August 1915'.

War service: 289 days (of which 239 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 16790177

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