Regimental number | 504 |
Place of birth | Bathurst, New South Wales |
School | George Street Public School, Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales |
Occupation | Motor driver |
Address | 77 Botany Road, Waterloo, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 6' 1" |
Weight | 161 lbs |
Previous military service | St Georges English Rifle Regiment and 31st Infantry, Citizen Military Forces, for 5 years. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | AN&MEF (Tropical Unit), E Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/112/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Tropical Force, Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Force |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | New Guinea |
Age at death | 22.2 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Waverley General Cemetery, New South Wales |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 187 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: Mrs A. HALL, 77 Botany Road, Waterloo, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Cousin: Sergeant F.G. Hauson, Soudan War. One of the picked New Guard of Honour at Carranathon for His Majesty, King Edward. |
Other details |
War service: Rabaul. Embarked Sydney, 18 August 1914. Died at Garrison Hospital, Victoria Barracks, Sydney, 20 January 1915, of malaria contracted at Rabaul. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HALL Harold Percival Nelson |