Frederick William Hall
Company Sergeant-Major, 8th Manitoba Regiment. Canadian Expeditionary Force
- Register No.
- 510 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Company Sergeant-Major (register: Company Sergeant Major) all Company Sergeant-Majors →
- Unit
- 8th Manitoba Regiment. Canadian Expeditionary Force (register: 8th Battalion, CEF) all CEF VCs →
- Date of action
- 23–24 April 1915 on this day → all of 1915 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 23rd June, 1915 on this day → all of 1915 →
- Born
- 8th February, 1885 at Kilkenny, Ireland
- Died
- 25th April, 1915 at Gravenstafel, Ypres, Belgium. (killed
- Award
- Posthumous all posthumous VCs →
- Memorial / grave
- Menin Gate War Memorial, Belgium and on a lamp-post in Valour Road *, Winnipeg, Canada
Digest of citation
On 24th April 1915, near Ypres, Belgium, when a wounded man, who was lying some 15 yards from the trench, called for help, Company Sergeant-Major Hall endeavoured to reach him in the face of very heavy enfilade fire by the enemy. He then made a second most gallant attempt, and was in the act of lifting up the wounded man to bring him in when he fell mortally wounded in the head. winners who all came from the same street, Pine Street, Winnipeg, Canada which was renamed Valour Road in their honour. The other two men were Corporal Leo Clarke (reg No. 218) and Lieutenant Robert Shankland (reg No. 1129)
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
HALL, Frederick William. (reg No. 510).
Company Sergeant-Major. 8th Manitoba Regiment. Canadian Expeditionary Force.
Gazetted on 23rd June, 1915.
Born on 8th February, 1885 at Kilkenny, Ireland.
Died on 25th April, 1915 at Gravenstafel, Ypres, Belgium. (killed in action).
Memorials at Menin Gate War Memorial, Belgium and on a lamp-post in Valour Road *, Winnipeg, Canada.
Digest of Citation reads: On 24th April 1915, near Ypres, Belgium, when a wounded man, who was lying some 15 yards from the trench, called for help, Company Sergeant-Major Hall endeavoured to reach him in the face of very heavy enfilade fire by the enemy. He then made a second most gallant attempt, and was in the act of lifting up the wounded man to bring him in when he fell mortally wounded in the head.
* C S M Frederick William Hall was one of three Victoria Cross winners who all came from the same street, Pine Street, Winnipeg, Canada which was renamed Valour Road in their honour. The other two men were Corporal Leo Clarke (reg No. 218) and Lieutenant Robert Shankland (reg No. 1129).
* C S M Frederick William Hall was one of three Victoria Cross
in action).
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