HALL, Alexander
(Service number 7/912)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank | Trooper |
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Birth
| Date | 30/12/1899 | Place of Birth | Fairlie |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 16 December 1914 | Age | 26 years |
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| Address at Enlistment | Eversley, Fairlie, New Zealand | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Peter HALL (brother), Fairlie, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 3rd Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 14 February 1915 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egyptian; Balkan (Gallipoli) | ||
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| Service Medals | 1914-1915 Star; British War Medal; Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 21 June 1964 | Age | 77 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Fairlie Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Alexander Hall was the son of William and Ellen Hall. He was educated at the Fairlie School. His brothers James and Daniel also served in World War One.
Sources
SCRoll website submission from S Waters, 21 October 2014; SCRoll web submission from M Konings, 30 January 2015; McLeod, J D (Sergeant), fl 1915-1917. McLeod, John Duncan, 1887-1938 : First World War diary. Ref: MS-Papers-1382. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [21 July 2016]; NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ Ref. AABK 18805 W5539 0049096) [24 July 2016]; Timaru Herald, 23 & 24 June 1964 (Timaru District Library) [21 July 2016]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [21 July 2016]; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [21 July 2016]; Probate record (Archives NZ/FamilySearch) [23 July 2016]; Timaru Herald, 22 September 1904, Evening Post, 10 September 1915, 18 January 1916 (Papers Past) [23 July 2016]
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