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Francis HALL

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Date of birth22 January 1879
Date of death04 November 1918
Mothers nameLydia
Spouses nameUnmarried
Fathers nameAndrew Hall
SiblingsMrs S CRAWFORD, Ballybogie, Clough, Co. Antrim, Ireland. , James Hall, USA, , ,
Children, , , ,
Cause of deathKilled in action
Buried whereLe Quesnoy Communal Cemetery Extension. I. B. 21
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AwardsBritish War Medal, Victory Medal
Place of birthCo Antrim, Ireland
OccupationFlax Mill Hand
Place of deathFrance
Date of arrival overseas31 July 1918
Theatres of warFrance
Place of embarkationon Troopship 105 from Wellington
SurnameHALL
War memorialMoutoa Gates
Place enlistedPalmerston North
Christian namesFrancis
Place of arrival overseasLiverpool, England
WarsWW1
Service number68330
ReligionPresbyterian
Date enlisted01 March 1917
Final rankPrivate
Regiment or service1st Wellington Regiment A Coy 38th Reinforcements
Embarkation date05 June 1918
User reference4.14

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Next of Kin: Mrs S CRAWFORD (Sister), Ballybogie, Clough, Co Antrim, Ireland or Springmount, Co Antrim, Ireland also Mr J Campbell (friend) Opui Flax Mill, Opui, New Zealand.

Letters of Administration at Archives NZ, Wellington.

Lived in NZ: 19 years.

Hair: Brown. Eyes: Grey.

Height: 5'10". Complexion: Sallow.

Weight: 160lb. Last Employer: G Siefert, Tokomaru.

Francis had limitation movement in 2nd left finger and scars from operation for septic hand R.

Remarks: Never in a mental hospital & Sanatorium. Never notified for consumption, never had a fit, never discharged from service.

Class A. Plaque and scroll were sent to his brother James Hall, 2115 Enoch Ave, Zion City, Illinois, USA. Medals sent to his sister Mrs L Crawford, Ballybogie, Clough, Co Antrim, Ireland

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