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James Joseph Hall

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Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel H_003. Image taken June 2020.

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel H_003. Image taken June 2020.

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    James Joseph AWMM
  • Surname
    Hall AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    40672 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Western Desert AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    40672 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    3 September 1942 AWMM
    Age 30 AWMM
    Western Desert, North Africa AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM I. D. 8. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    SOLDIER FAMILY

    LOSS IN ACTION One of the largest families of the district with all its members on service overseas has just suffered its first bereavement as a result of the war in the death of Private James Joseph Hall, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Hall, Tatapouri. There are five hoys in the fighting services—four in .the Army and one in the air force. In addition to the one just reported killed in action, .One has been wounded, and one is a prisoner of war. All the members of the family enlisted early in the war at about the same time. All five were engaged in a cray-fishing business in premises situated beside the main Coast road just beyond Turihaua,. and just after the war commenced their usual large sign of “Crayfish” was suddenly replaced by another, “No More Crayfish —Blame Hitler.” For some time now, Mr. and Mrs. Hall, who live on the premises, have displayed the Union Jack and the Stars and Stripes on the flagpole and painted flags with a big Von a board. Since the news of the death of their eldest son, these flags have been lowered to half-mast. Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 5 July 2023 - GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXIX, ISSUE 20888, 14 SEPTEMBER 1942, PAGE 2
  • Memorial name
    Gisborne's War Memorial Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 28 March 2016 - Research
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

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  • b. 1912 - James Joseph HALL was the eldest Son of Albert Francis & Annie Elizabeth HALL of Gisborne
    Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 25 January 2024
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Sources

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  • External links
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2094371
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.143 AWMM
    • Kay, R. (1958). 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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25 January 2024Lorraine Mona Gisborne Researcher
28 March 2016Lorraine MGisborne, NZResearcher

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