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Keith Caplen HALL

Regimental number397
Place of birthUlverstone, Tasmania
SchoolLaunceston Church Grammar
Other trainingUniversity of Tasmania, undergraduate
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressUlverstone, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, Charles Joseph Hall, South Road, Ulverstone, Tasmania
Previous military service91st Infantry; Served inthe Cadet and Citizen forces of the Commonwealth
Enlistment date14 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name40th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/57/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 1 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll40th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular"He enlisted as a Private and was promoted to Corporal and I'm told that at the time of his death his name was listed for promotion to a Commission". Details from Father.
FateKilled in Action 13 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPasschendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death20.10
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialDochy Farm New British Cemetery (Plot XII, row B, Grave NO. 14), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
132
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Margaret HALL, Ulverstone, Tasmania
Family/military connectionsHe had cousins who enlisted and were killed in action.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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