"Too far away thy grave to see, but not too far to think of thee"
HALL, Cecil LisleService No 4735
Private 32nd Battalion Born 19 May 1890 at Orroroo, South Australia Son of Maurice Lisle HALL & Selina Ann nee FROST Killed in action on 28 March 1918 in France Buried in the Heilly Station Cemetery www.awm.gov.au P07159.097 |
Killed by shrapnel. - 'The late Captain Sydney Raymond Hall was a resident of Wattle street, Fullarton, and was 31 years of age. He was a son of Mr. T.W. Hall, of Fullarton, and at a youthful age joined the old volunteer forces. He received his first commission in the Signalling Corps in 1911, but a year later was transferred to the Engineers' Corps. He was made lieutenant of signallers in the 74th Infantry, and took an active part in the training of cadets. On volunteering to go to the front he was advanced to the commission of captain. The deceased was the eldest surviving son of Mr. Hall, his elder brother having been drowned at Henley Beach some years ago. Captain Hall was employed in the Land Titles Office, where he was popular among his fellow employees in the service. 'Battalion Headquarters Signallers remained in close proximity to Lieut-Colonel S.P. Weir, and from the very outset were used in carrying messages, whilst later, if not in the firing line, were employed in carrying messages or lugging ammunition to the front. That day, their leader, Captain S.R. Hall, was seen on a small plateau calmly waving a pair of red and yellow flags, whilst bullets sprayed the dust about his feet; but before dusk he had fallen, and the news of his death came as a severe blow to his men, who had always said he would either win a V.C. or meet his death while in action.'
The Daily Herald Adelaide 6 May 1915 p5.
Courtesy of Joy Dalgleish
The Daily Herald Adelaide 6 May 1915 p5.
Courtesy of Joy Dalgleish
HALVORSEN, AndrewService No 4793
Private 50th Battalion Born Audrad HALVORSEN 09 April 1891 in Port Pirie, SA Son of Audrad HALVORSEN & Sarah Ann nee SMITH Killed in action 23 February 1917 Aged 23 years Buried at the Bulls Road Cemetery, Flers. www.awm.gov.au P06944.001 |