Abraham Hall

Forenames

Abraham AWMM

Surname

Hall AWMM

Service number

WWI 15/47 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Religion

Church of England, Christian AWMM

Birth

6 Sept 1890 AWMM

Birth notes

Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Henry Hall, of Maunga Karamea, North Auckland

Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 16 September 2025 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/abraham-hall

Address before enlistment

Unknown AWMM 38 Murphy Street, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

William Henry Hall, care of Mrs H.H. Goodwin, Seddon Road, Frankton Junction, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 16 Oct 1914 AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWI 15/47 AWMM

Medals and Awards

• Military Cross (MC) AWMM
  Military Cross: For distinguished services in the field in conection with military operations culminating in the capture of Jerusalem. London Gazette 09 April 1918, p4412. AWMM
• 1914-1915 Star AWMM
• British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM
• Victory Medal with oak leaf AWMM
• Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) AWMM
  Mentioned in despatches: Mentioned in despatches from General Sir Alexander Murray, K.C.B., Commander-in-Chief, Egyptian Expeditionary Force. London Gazette 1 December 1916, p11808. AWMM

Enlistment

WW1 14 Aug 1914 AWMM Private secretary/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW1 16 Oct 1914-03 Dec 1914 AWMM
HMNZT 3 AWMM Vessel was Maunganui AWMM Sergeant AWMM Headquarters AWMM Main Body AWMM

Medical notes

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Lieutenant/Military AWMM
Wellington Mounted Rifles AWMM

Abraham Hall was the Private Secretary to the Honorable F M B Fisher, Minister for Customs. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Henry Hall, of Maunga Karamea, North Auckland, New Zealand.

Next of Kin: c/o Mrs H. H. Goodwin, Frankton Junction (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 1)) AWMM

Death

1 Apr 1918 AWMM
Age  27 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Obituary

Another brave young spirit, well known in Wellington, has given hie life for the Empire. Lieut. Abraham Hall (formerly Private Secretary to the Minister of Customs), whose name appeared in Saturday's list as killed in action in Palestine, was one of the most promising young fellows' in the Government service. He enlisted with the Main Body, went right through the Gallipoli campaign from the landing to the evacuation, and has ever since served in Egypt and Palestine, never once receiving a scratch until' his death, which is .reported as occurring on Easter -Monday

Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 16 September 2025 - Free Lance, Volume XVII, Issue 926, 11 April 1918, Page 15

Memorial name

• Jerusalem Memorial, Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R16790174
  Further Reference
• A Street Near You record
  https://astreetnearyou.org/person/1645417/-
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1645417
  Further Reference

References

• McDonald, W. (2013). Honours and Awards to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914-1918. (3rd ed.). Hamilton, N.Z.: Richard Stowers.
• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  Page No: 293
• Williams, E. G. (1914-1918). [Williams Album 2]. Auckland War Memorial Museum - Tamaki Paenga Hira. PH-ALB-211.
• Williams, E. G. (1917-1918). [Williams Album 4]. Auckland War Memorial Museum - Tamaki Paenga Hira. PH-ALB-213.
• Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
  Vol. 2: Includes portrait
• Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.