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Herbert Cecil Victor Hall

In memory of:

Lieutenant Herbert Cecil Victor Hall

June 13, 1917

Military Service


Age:

29

Force:

Army

Unit:

Durham Light Infantry

Division:

12th Battalion

Additional Information


Born:

June 26, 1887
Tickhill, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Husband of Mrs. H.C.V. Hall, father of Margaret and Idris Hall.

Excerpt from the Victoria Daily Times dated July 17, 1917, QUALICUM OFFICER KILLED
Lieut. H.C.V. Hall Makes Supreme Sacrifice;
Left Here with 30th; Was Serving In D.L.I.
According to information received in the city yesterday from Mrs Hall, her husband, Lieut H.C.V. Hall, has been killed in action while serving on the western front with the Durham Light Infantry. Enlisting as a private in the 30th Battalion under Col. Hall, the Lieutenant went overseas with that famous unit and transfrred to the Imperial forces on arrival in England. He reached France early in 1915 and served continuously for a year before he was wounded. He had been back in the firing line for some months when he was instantly killed during one of the recent engagements. For over three years before the outbreak of the war, Lieut. Hall had been a resident of Qualicum Beach, where he had considerable property interests. He was well-known in the neighborhood and was an active worker on behalf of the Anglican Church, holding office in a number of church organizations. He leaves, besides a widow, two daughters, Margaret, who is in England with her mother, and Idris, who is attending school at Duncan.

Commemorated on Page 577 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

Sp. Mem. A. 16.

Location:

RAILWAY DUGOUTS BURIAL GROUND (Transport Farm) is located 2 Km south east of Ieper town centre, on the Komenseweg, a road connecting Ieper to Komen (N336). From Ieper town centre the Komenseweg is located via the Rijselsestraat, through the Rijselpoort (Lille Gate) and crossing the Ieper ring road, towards Armentieres and Lille. The road name then changes to Rijselseweg. 1 Km along the Rijselseweg lies the left hand turning onto Komenseweg. The cemetery itself is located 1.2 Km along the Komenseweg on the right hand side of the road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Grave Marker– Railway Dugouts Burial Ground … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Newspaper clipping– from the Daily Colonist of July 17, 1917. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist59y188uvic#page/n0/mode/1up
  • Photo of Herbert Hall– Herbert Hall is seen here posing with his wife and daughter in the Summer of 1916.

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