| Service number | 2631 |
|---|---|
| Ranks Held | Corporal, Lieutenant, Private |
| Birth Date | 11 August 1896 |
| Birth Place | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Granville |
| Death Date | 25 February 1978 |
| Death Place | Australia: New South Wales, Nyngan |
| Final Rank | Lieutenant |
| Service | Australian Imperial Force |
| Units | |
| Places | |
| Conflict/Operation | First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Gazettes |
Biographical information They dared mightily. in 1963 Published in London Gazette in 1918-12-14 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1919-05-23 |
Lieutenant Arthur Charles Hall
Description
Arthur Hall was born at Granville, Sydney, and was working as an overseer on his father's properties near Nyngan, New South Wales, when he enlisted on 3 April 1916. He joined the 54th Battalion in France in February 1917 and was wounded shortly afterwards.
During his battalion's attack on Péronne, 1 2 September 1918, Hall rushed a machine-gun post holding up the advance, shot four of the occupants, and captured nine others, along with two machine-guns. He provided excellent covering support to his company, and while in advance of the main attack located enemy posts and led parties to deal with them. Next day he rescued a wounded comrade. Throughout all this, he "showed utter disregard [for the enemy] and inspired confidence in all".
During the Second World War he served as a lieutenant in a garrison battalion before returning to his sheep and cattle property, near Coolabah, New South Wales. He died at Nyngan in 1978.
Hall received the Victoria Cross, service medals for the First and Second World Wars, coronation medals for King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II, and the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal.
Rolls
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 54th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Corporal
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 54th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Corporal
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 54th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Corporal
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 54th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Corporal
- London Gazette
- 14 December 1918 on page 14778 at position 1
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 23 May 1919 on page 886 at position 4
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 54th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Corporal
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 54th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Corporal
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 54th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Corporal
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First World War Embarkation Roll:
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 54th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Corporal
Timeline
| Date of birth | 11 August 1896 | |
|---|---|---|
| Date of embarkation | 07 October 1916 | |
| Date of honour or award | 02 September 1918 | Awarded Victoria Cross, for action at Peronne, France whilst serving with 54 Battalion, 14 Brigade, 5 Division as a Corporal |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 03 September 1918 | |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 04 September 1918 | |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 07 September 1918 | |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 07 September 1918 | |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 11 September 1918 | |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 11 September 1918 | |
| Date of death | 25 February 1978 |
