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Derek Matthew Hall

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Derek Matthew AWMM
  • Surname
    Hall AWMM
  • Ingoa
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  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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Civilian life

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  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
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Service

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
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Medical history

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Biographical information

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  • Son of George Matthew and Lena Mabel Hall of Christchurch, New Zealand.

    Escorting a convoy, HX 148 killed when the ship suffered a boiler explosion. AWMM

Death

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    9 September 1941 AWMM
    Age 24 AWMM
    North Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean AWMM
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Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Chatham Naval Memorial, Chatham, Kent, England AWMM

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