Charles Hall

Forenames

Charles AWMM

Surname

Hall AWMM

Also known as

Darkie AWMM

Service number

WWII 25856 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

• Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
• Te Arawa, Māori AWMM

Date of birth

1920

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Place of birth

NZ

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Birth notes

Son of Charles and Atareta Hall, of Ohinemutu,

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Address before enlistment

WW2 Ohinemutu, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

WW2 Miss W. Hall (sister), Ohinemutu, Rotorua, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Single AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

Tunisia AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWII 25856 AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 Labourer/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Private AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, B Company AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Corporal/Military Gardiner, W. (2019). Ake ake kia kaha e!
28 (Maori) Battalion, B Company Gardiner, W. (2019). Ake ake kia kaha e!

Charles Hall was the son of Charles and Atareta Hall, of Ohinemutu, Auckland. New Zealand. AWMM

Death

20 Apr 1943 AWMM
Age  23 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Cemetery

Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia AWMM VII. A. 18. AWMM

Memorial name

• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
• Rotorua Citizens War Memorial (World War 2) AWMM

Related objects

External links

• 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945
  http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/
  Further Reference
• Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington: Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. Digital copy.
  https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/webarchive/20210104000423/http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Maor.html
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2104219
  Sources Used

References

• Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  WW2 3: WW2 190
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.
• Gardiner, W. (2019). Ake ake kia kaha e! : Forever brave! : B Company 28 (Maori) Battalion, 1939-1945. Auckland : Bateman Books.
• Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.