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Walter HALL

Regimental number2686
Place of birthSouth Melbourne, Victoria
SchoolSouth Melbourne, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPlumber
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, Alex Hall, 12 Raglan Place, South Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date13 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll12 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Moldavia on 5 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Pioneer Battalion
FateKilled in Action 29 September 1917
Place of death or woundingMenin Road, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialMenin Road South Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row I, Grave No. 13), Ypres, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
172
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alexander and Elizabeth HALL, Westal Road, Spring Vale, Victoria. Native of Melbourne, Victoria
Family/military connections"Brother, 2684 Pte Frederick HALL, 2nd Pioneer Bn, returned to Australia, 9 December 1918. We received a report dated 9th July, was published in the routine orders of his Battalion, 2nd Pioneers for good work done by him." Details by Father.~

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