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HALL, Robert John
(Service number 26/345)

Aliases
First Rank	Rifleman	Last Rank

Birth

Date	16 June 1884	Place of Birth	Merivale, Christchurch

Enlistment Information

Date	17 October 1915	Age	31 years 1 month
Address at Enlistment	9 Warwick Street, Richmond
Occupation	Farmer
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status	Single. Married 1918.
Next of Kin	J. A. HALL (brother), Farmers Co-Operative, Timaru
Religion	Presbyterian
Medical Information	Height 5 feet 9½ inches. Weight 163 lbs. Chest measurement 35-38 inches. Complexion fresh. Eyes blue. Hair black. Sight - left eye 6/24. Teeth ...? No illnesses. Slight defect but not sufficient to cause rejection - teeth. No fits.

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	4th Battalion, B Company
Date	5 February 1916
Transport	Ulimaroa or Mokoia or Navua
Embarked From	Wellington	Destination

Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With

Military Awards

Campaigns	Egyptian; Egyptian Expeditionary Force; Western European
Service Medals	British War Medal; Victory Medal
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date	18 April 1919	Reason	On the termination of his period of engagement.

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date	2 November 1945	Age
Place of Death	Riccarton, Christchurch
Cause
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery	Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch
Memorial Reference	Block 3G RSA, Plot 3
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Robert John Hall was the son of William Hall and Eliza née Adair. He married Marjory McKay on 28 December 1918 at Camlachie, Glasgow, Scotland.

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [23 July 2016]; NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ Ref. AABK 18805 W5539 0049289) [24 July 2016]; Evening Post, 29 June 1917, 6 December 1917, 27 August 1918 (Papers Past) {23 July 2016]

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