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HALL, James
(Service number 12178)

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Birth

Date 22/02/1875 Place of Birth Fairlie

Enlistment Information

Date 12 January 1916 Age 40 years
Address at Enlistment Fairlie
Occupation Labourer
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status Single
Next of Kin Peter Hall (brother)
Religion Presbyterian
Medical Information Height 5 feet 8 inches. Weight 137 lbs. Chest measurement 32-34½ inches. Complexion dark. Eyes brown. Hair black. Sight & hearing both good. Colour vision correct. Limbs well formed. Full & perfect movement of all joints. Chest well formed. Heart & lungs normal. Teeth ? No illnesses. Free from hernia, varicocele, varicose veins, haemorrhoids, inveterate or contagious skin disease. Vaccinated. Good bodily & mental health. No slight defects. No fits.

Military Service

Served with NZ Armed Forces Served in Army
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Biographical Notes

James Hall was the son of William and Ellen Hall. He was educated at the Fairlie School. His brothers Alexander and Daniel also served in World War One.

Sources

NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ Ref. AABK 18805 W5539 0049230) [22 July 2016]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [21 July 2016]; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [21 July 2016]; Timaru Herald, 22 September 1904 (Papers Past) [23 July 2016]

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