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James Hall
Informatie over geboorte
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Geboortedatum: 25/12/1875 |
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Geboorteplaats: Woking, Surrey, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
Algemene Informatie
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Laatst gekende woonplaats: Cobham, Surrey, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
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Beroep: Tuinman |
Informatie legerdienst
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Land: Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
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Strijdmacht: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rang: Private |
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Service nummer: G/15741 |
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Dienstneming datum: 16/07/1916 |
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Dienstneming plaats: Guildford, Surrey, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
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Eenheden: — Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 7th Bn. (Laatst gekende eenheid) |
Informatie over overlijden
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Datum van overlijden: 10/08/1917 |
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Plaats van overlijden: Stirling Castle, Zillebeke, België |
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Doodsoorzaak: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Leeftijd: 41 |
Begraafplaats
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Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm) Plot: II Rij: C Graf: 1 |
Onderscheidingen en medailles 2
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British War Medal Medaille |
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Victory Medal Medaille |
Points of interest 4
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Mijn verhaal
James Hall was a was a 41-year-old cowman from Woking, Surrey. He joined the 7th Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment), part of the 55th Brigade, of the 18th Division.
On the 10 August 1917 the 18th Division participated in the Capture of Westhoek. The 7th Queens were to from a defensive flank along the southern edge of Inverness Copse. While moving into position at the jump-off line, they were spotted by the Germans. A green flare went up and an artillery barrage came down on the 7th Queens at 2.28 a.m., causing heavy casualties. The surviving Queens moved up along the eastern edge of Inverness Copse and were pinned down by rife and machine gun fire from Jasper Avenue.
Private Hall was one of the 272 casualties that day. After the war his body was recovered between Clapham Junction and Stirling Castle (28.J.13.d.4.50), the jump-off line on the 10th of August. James Hall is commemorated at Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm), plot 2, row C, grave 1.
On the 10 August 1917 the 18th Division participated in the Capture of Westhoek. The 7th Queens were to from a defensive flank along the southern edge of Inverness Copse. While moving into position at the jump-off line, they were spotted by the Germans. A green flare went up and an artillery barrage came down on the 7th Queens at 2.28 a.m., causing heavy casualties. The surviving Queens moved up along the eastern edge of Inverness Copse and were pinned down by rife and machine gun fire from Jasper Avenue.
Private Hall was one of the 272 casualties that day. After the war his body was recovered between Clapham Junction and Stirling Castle (28.J.13.d.4.50), the jump-off line on the 10th of August. James Hall is commemorated at Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm), plot 2, row C, grave 1.
Bronnen 5
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55 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), WO 95/2047/3). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Gebruikte bronnen |
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7 Battalion Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), WO 95/2051/1). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Gebruikte bronnen |
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Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911 (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), RG14). https://www.ancestry.com/ Gebruikte bronnen |
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Margaret E Macculloch & David J Hall Family History Research https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~macculloch/genealogy/index.htm Gebruikte bronnen |
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McCarthy Chris, Passchendaele: The Day-by-Day Account (Londen, Unicorn Publishing Group, 2018), 50-51. Gebruikte bronnen |
Meer informatie 3
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=185bd1fd-6528-4df7-ae56-8878e2d73059 |
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/489776 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/5349996 |