hall, william

Gosford District Casualties of World War One

Bragg, Edmund Allen Service Number 1494

Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Gallipoli Peninsula

Gosford District Casualties of World War One

Hall, William Service Number 4136

Killed in Action 15th November 1916 Flers, France

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NAME Hall, William (Bill)

SERVICE NO 4136

UNIT 18th Battalion/10th Rienf.

RANK Private

AGE at Enlistment 22 yrs 2 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH Lithgow, NSW

ADDRESS

OCCUPATION Labourer

DATE OF ENLISTMENT 21 Oct 1915

PLACE OF ENLIST-MENT

Armidale NSW

PREVIOUS SERVICE Nil

NEXT OF KIN Mother;-Rachel Mary Mahony, Ferguson St. Glen Innes, NSW/Mann St Nth Gosford, NSW Father;- deceased.

PHYSICAL DESCRIP-TION

Height-5’8½”. Weight-11st. Chest-35-37½”. Complexion-Fair. Eyes-Blue. Hair-Brown. Scar L/Thigh

RELIGION C/E

EMBARKED

DISEMBARKED

NOTES

WOUNDED/ILLNESS

DIED 15 Nov 1916-Flers, France, Shell Explosion on Longueval Rd. (hit abt 25 men, 5 killed 7 wounded).

BURIED Longueval Road Milty Cem. Plot 1 Row G Combles.

MEDALS British War Medal-34522, Victory Medal-34578 ? 34878. Memorial Plaque 310829 & Scroll-310828

DEPENDANTS

PERSONAL EFFECTS Disc, Belt, Metal Watch, 50 Centimes Note/

WILL

CORRESPONDENCE Miss Clarice Hall c/- Miss Mary Hanshaw Oliver St. Inverell. Mother/

Gosford Times 21st July 1916 Mrs Hall has three sons at the front, and it is understood that two of the three boys still at home are enlist-ing shortly.they have been eager to go this long time by. The Hall family lately acquired a block on the Murray Estate here, and it is the desire of the boys to help thier mother get things a bit ship shape before taking their departure.