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Edwin Lewis Hall

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Edwin Lewis AWMM
  • Surname
    Hall AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 1396 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Methodist, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    Christchurch, Canterbury Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
    Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 18 April 1915 AWMM 117 Armagh Street, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Edmund William Hall, 17 Armagh Street, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 18 April 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 1396 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards
    • Military Cross (MC) AWMM
      Military Cross - ''His company commander having been wounded in the early stages of the attack on Mont St. Quentin, near Peronne, on the 31st August 1918, he took command, and with remarkable courage and skill led the company to the objective. Extremely heavy enemy opposition was encountered, and in the face of terrific machine gun fire he calmly moved along his company front, frequently entirely exposed, organizing the defence. On two occasions he led bombing parties to repel strong hostile counter attacks.'' - 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61- 23/05/1919 AWMM
    • 1914-1915 Star AWMM
    • British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM
    • Victory Medal AWMM

Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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    AIF Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra AWMM

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