John Martindale Hall
Birth 7/3/1897 Death 28th Aug 1916 2nd LieutenantBorder Regiment
| GRO Ref | |
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| Place of Birth | Cleator Moor |
| Residence at Enlistment | 7 Inkerman Terrace , Whitehaven |
| Residence (Roll of Honour) | 7 Inkerman Terrace , Whitehaven |
| Residence 1911 Census | 7 Inkerman Terrace , Whitehaven |
| School(s) Attended | St Bees School |
| Religion/Church Attended | C of E |
| Organisation Membership | |
| Employment/Trade | Bank Worker |
| Place of Work | Bank of Whitehaven |
| Family (Parents and Grandparents) | James T & Elizabeth Hall |
| Siblings | Sydney , Marjorie Agnes ,Edith Marie |
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| Regiment at Enlistment | Border Regiment |
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| Battalion at Enlistment | 3rd |
| Rank at Enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
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| Date of Enlistment | October 1915 |
| Place of Enlistment | Whitehaven |
| Other Regiment | |
| Other Battalion | Attch 8th |
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| Date of Transfer to other Regiment | |
| Service Facts | |
| Battalion Diary or Nautical Facts | TRENCHES 26th August 1916 A & C companies moved at 1.15pm to QUARRY POST and were joined by B & D companies. The whole Battalion then relieved the 1st Battn Wiltshire Regt. in the front line trenches, B Coy took over Hindenburg trench C & D in support and A in reserve. 27th The front line was heavily shelled throughout the day also the support companies. Many casualties. 28th 2 Lt. Hall killed[3] and again many casualties. B Coy relieved by D Coy. |
| Age at Death | 19 |
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| Date of Death | 28th Aug 1916 |
| Regiment at Death | Border Regiment |
| Battalion/Vessel at Death | attch. 8th |
| Rank at Death | 2nd Ltn. |
| Circumstances of Death | Killed in Action |
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| Field of Action at Death | France |
| Place of Death | Somme |
| Battle at Death | Battle of the Somme |
| Grave/Memorial Image |
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| Location of Grave/Memorial | BLIGHTY VALLEY CEMETERY, AUTHUILLE WOOD |
| Grave Position | Special Memorial 4 |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission Link | https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/185078/hall,-john-martindale/ |
| Grave/Memorial Country | France |
| Private Memorial | St Johns War Memorial |
| Notes | John Martindale Hall was born in Cleator Moor, Cumberland, in 1897, the son of James Thomas Hall, a musical instrument seller, and his wife Elizabeth. In May 1913 he went to work for Bank of Whitehaven as an apprentice at its Cleator Moor branch. In 1916 that bank was acquired by Manchester & Liverpool District Banking Co. By that date, however, Hall was already away on military service. He was commissioned into the Border Regiment in November 1915, having previously been a Cadet in its Officer Training Corps. Second Lieutenant John Martindale Hall died on 28 August 1916 of wounds received in action on the Somme. He was 19 years old. |
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| Link #1 | https://www.rbsremembers.com/remembers/our-fallen/h/john-martindale-hall.html |