Arthur Charles Hall
Corporal, 54th Battalion (New South Wales). Australian Imperial Force
- Register No.
- 509 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Corporal all Corporals →
- Unit
- 54th Battalion (New South Wales). Australian Imperial Force (register: 54th Battalion, AIF) all AIF VCs →
- Date of action
- 1 September 1918 on this day → all of 1918 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 14th December, 1918 on this day → all of 1918 →
- Born
- 11th August, 1896 at Granville, New South Wales, Australia
- Died
- 25th February, 1978 at New South Wales Australia
- Memorial / grave
- at West Bogan Cemetery, Coolabah, New South Wales and on the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia
- Medal held by
- the Australian War Memorial, Canberra,
Digest of citation
On 1st September, 1918 at Peronne, France, Corporal Hall rushed a machine-gun post, shooting four of the enemy and capturing nine, with two guns. Continuously in advance of the main party, he personally led assault parties, capturing many small parties of the enemy and machine guns. On a morning of 2nd September during a heavy barrage, he carried to safety a comrade who had been dangerously wounded and was in urgent need of medical attention
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
HALL, Arthur Charles. (reg No. 509).
Corporal. 54th Battalion (New South Wales). Australian Imperial Force.
London Gazetted on 14th December, 1918.
VC Medal's Custodian is the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia.
Born on 11th August, 1896 at Granville, New South Wales, Australia.
Died on 25th February, 1978 at New South Wales Australia.
Memorial on grave at West Bogan Cemetery, Coolabah, New South Wales and on the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia.
Digest of Citation reads: On 1st September, 1918 at Peronne, France, Corporal Hall rushed a machine-gun post, shooting four of the enemy and capturing nine, with two guns. Continuously in advance of the main party, he personally led assault parties, capturing many small parties of the enemy and machine guns. On a morning of 2nd September during a heavy barrage, he carried to safety a comrade who had been dangerously wounded and was in urgent need of medical attention.
Australia.
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