John Hall

Forenames

John AWMM

Surname

Hall AWMM

Also known as

Jack AWMM

Service number

WWI 6/245 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Religion

Church of England, Christian AWMM

Birth

• 28 Jul 1888 AWMM
• 28 Jul 1888 AWMM

Address before enlistment

Pre 15 Aug 1914 AWMM Redwood's Valley, Nelson, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

• H.E. Hall (father), Waimea West, Nelson, New Zealand AWMM
• Mrs H.E. Hall (mother), Brightwater, Nelson, 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 6/245 AWMM

Medals and Awards

• 1914-1915 Star AWMM
• British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM
• Victory Medal AWMM

Enlistment

• WW1 15 Aug 1914 AWMM Orchardist/Civilian AWMM
• WW1 14 Apr 1917 AWMM Grocery assistant/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

• WW1 16 Oct 1914 AWMM
  HMNZT 4 or HMNZT 11 AWMM Vessel was Tahiti or Athenic AWMM Private AWMM Canterbury Infantry Battalion AWMM Main Body AWMM
• WW1 24 Jul 1917-25 Sep 1917 AWMM
  HMNZT 89 AWMM Vessel was Waitemata AWMM Corporal/Military AWMM 28th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Regiment, B Company AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
  2nd Embarkation AWMM

Medical notes

• Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
  Shock from prolonged periods in the trenches AWMM
• Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

• WW1 14 Feb 1916 AWMM
  Invalided to New Zealand and discharged AWMM
  Private AWMM
  Canterbury Infantry Battalion AWMM
• WW1 Private AWMM
  Wellington Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion AWMM

Son of Herbert E. and Eliza A. Hall, of Waipukurau, Hawke's Bay. Native of Nelson

Enlisted in 1914 then invalided home on the Tofua and discharged in New Zealand in 1916. He re-engaged in 1917 and embarked again for Europe

Attested as Jack (John). Listed by CWGC as John Hall (Jack)

a.k.a. John, SuppNom: Ex Main Body. AWMM

Death

1 Dec 1917 AWMM
Age  30 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Memorial name

Memorials at Brightwater, Richmond and Marton

Public - Peter - Researcher - 22 April 2018 - on site and on-line

Memorial name

Buttes New British Cemetery (NZ) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R16790302
  Further Reference
• A Street Near You record
  https://astreetnearyou.org/person/1737348/-
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1737348
  Further Reference

References

• HMNZT 89 - 1NZEF: 28th Reinforcements. (1917). Te kiwi: 28th Reinf. Cape Times Ltd
• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  Vol1: 294
• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  69: 6