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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Private Richard James Hall |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Private |
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| Forename(s): |
Richard James |
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| Surname: |
Hall |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
8/2341 |
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| First Known Rank: |
Private |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mrs B.J. Rossiter (sister), Gertrude Street, Dannevirke, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Single |
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| Enlistment Address: |
Gertrude Street, Dannevirke, New Zealand |
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| Military District: |
Wellington |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
4th Reinforcements |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
Otago Infantry Battalion |
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| Embarkation Date: |
17 April 1915 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
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| Vessel: |
Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo |
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| Destination: |
Suez,Egypt (25 May 1915) |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
294 |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Otago Infantry Battalion |
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| Place of Death: |
Gallipoli, Turkey |
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| Date of Death: |
8 August 1915 |
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| Year of Death: |
1915 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Memorial Name: |
Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial, Chunuk Bair Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey |
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| Memorial Reference: |
20 |
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| Biographical Notes: |
- Private Hall was the brother of Mrs. B. J. Rossiter, of Gertrude St., Dannevirke, Napier.
- He was killed in action at the Apex during the August Offensive.
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| Description of Image: |
- Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1915
- Portrait, Weekly News The image may be incorrect.
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| Further References: |
Search http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz for information about this person's Military Personnel File. Use the Simple Search option. |
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| Sources Used: |
Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919 |
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