Hall, Cecil

Gosford District Casualties of World War One

Bragg, Edmund Allen Service Number 1494

Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Gallipoli Peninsula

Gosford District Casualties of World War One

Hall, Cecil Service Number 2649

Died of Wounds 6th May 1917 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, France

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NAME Hall, Cecil

SERVICE NO 2649

UNIT

RANK Private

AGE at Enlistment 25 yrs 7 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH Maitland, NSW

ADDRESS

OCCUPATION Labourer/Axe Man

DATE OF ENLISTMENT 20 Jul 1915

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT Liverpool, NSW

PREVIOUS SERVICE

NEXT OF KIN Mother;- Mary Hall, Morisset, NSW ( Dooralong, via Wyong) Father deceased.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION Height-5’8”. Weight-180lb. Chest-36-38 Complexion-Ruddy. Eyes-Blue. Hair-Auburn.

RELIGION R/C

EMBARKED Sydney-2 Nov 1915- “Euripides”.

DISEMBARKED

NOTES

WOUNDED/ILLNESS 24 Jul 1916- GSW L/Leg, Hip & Buttock- Hosp-Rouen, France 31 Jan 1917- Hosp. Sick 5 May 1917- GSW Throat

DIED 6 May 1917 GSW Throat-3rd Aust Casualty Clearing Station France.

BURIED Grevillers Brit. Cem. West of Bapaume. Plot 4 Row B.

MEDALS 1914-15 Star-17056, British War Medal-24210, Victory Medal-24040. Memorial Plaque & Scroll-323652.

DEPENDANTS

PERSONAL EFFECTS Disc, Testament, 2 Pocket Knives, Leather Purse, Franc Note (Damaged), Postcard, Letters, Ring/ 2 Kit bag Handles, Brush, Razor, Scarf/

WILL

CORRESPONDENCE Mother;-

Gosford Times 21st July 1916 Mrs Hall has three sons at the front, and it is understood that two of the three boys still at home are enlisting shortly.they have been eager to go this long time by. The Hall family lately acquired a block on the Murray Estate here, and it is the desire of the boys to help their mother get things a bit ship shape before taking their departure.

Gosford Times 24th May 1917 DOORALONG

(From Our Correspondant) Mrs Hall has been officially informed that her son Cecil, has been killed in action in France. The other son, Robert, was killed in action last August. He was at first reported missing, and his death was not officially announced until recently. A third son is now reported missing.

Gosford Times 31st May 1917 Private C Hall, son of Mrs Hall, of Dooralong, is reported to have been killed in France on 6 th May. Mrs Hall has five sons at the front, two of whom have given their lives fighting against the Huns.

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3007210






















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