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Arthur Manuel Hall

Arthur Manuel Hall

Male 1876 - 1917  (41 years)

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  • Name Arthur Manuel Hall 
    Born 14 May 1876  Burton-on-Trent, , Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 1906  [2
    Occupation 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Laborer 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Church England 
    Church Membership Abt 1914  Church of the Holy Saviour, Waterloo, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military WW1 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    WW1, Private, 118th Battalion / 1st Battalion 
    Arthur and his son Arthur
    Arthur and his son Arthur
    Fate shines on a grandfather lost in the Great War. (2017). Kincardine News. Retrieved 26 March 2017, from https://www.kincardinenews.com/2010/11/09/fate-shines-on-a-grandfather-lost-in-the-great-war
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    WW1, Service #751249 
    Occupation 1915  Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    tinsmith 
    Died 9 Dec 1917  Passchendaele, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Website 2009 
    Photograph 
    • Grace Schmidt Room of Local History Digital Collection

      Description: Black and white, head and shoulders studio portrait of Private Arthur Manuel Hall, in uniform.

      Notes: Arthur Manuel Hall, of Kitchener, Ontario, was born in England. He was married to Helena Carter. He enlisted on 15 December 1915 with the 118th Battalion and transferred to the 1st Canadian Battalion. He was killed in action on 9 December 1917 at Passchendaele and buried at Ablain-St. Nazaire. Private Hall was survived by his wife and seven children. Two of his sons, Arthur Montague Hall and Frederick Charles Hall, served in the same battalion. This information was noted on his soldier information card in the Grace Schmidt Room.

      The photograph incorrectly identified him as Private James Hall.
    Residence , England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-138913P 
    Buried Sucrerie Cemetery, Ablain St. Nazaire, Pas De Calais, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I138913  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Family Helena Carter,   b. Sep 1873, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Arthur Montague Hall,   b. 24 Jul 1896, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Apr 1937  (Age 40 years)
     2. Frederick Charles Hall,   b. 18 Sep 1897, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. CA 1914  (Age 16 years)
     3. Florence May Hall,   b. Mar 1899, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Ernest John Hall,   b. Jun 1901, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Daisy Winnifred Hall,   b. Jan 1903, Tottenham, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Ada Rose Hall,   b. 21 Jul 1906, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Apr 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years)
     7. William Robert Hall,   b. Sep 1909, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F38055  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Arthur Manuel Hall
    Arthur Manuel Hall
    Grace Schmidt Room of Local History digital collection

  • Notes 
    • Hall, A. M. [Arthur Manuel (index = Maunel) b. 14 May 1876, Burton-on-Trent, England; d. 9 Dec. 1917; tinsmith; next-of-kin: Helena Hall, wife; regimental number: 751249; digital photo available at Canadian Virtual War Memorial site]

      Brook Skelton, Military Honour Rolls and Church of the Holy Saviour, Waterloo, Ontario, Waterloo Kin, Waterloo Region Branch, Ontario Genelogical Society 2007 *bracketed information from the WW1 Attestation Papers

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      War diary of the 1st Canadian Infantry Battalion 1917, Dec. 9th:

      "During day enemy very quiet. Enemy barrage came down on right of our front line at 2 a.m. Enemy raided battalion on our immediate right - (27th Canadian Battalion) - Enemy never passed our wire. One non-commissioned officer and 10 men wiring. Night very dark. Weather raining. Casualties - four on right killed, two on right injured"

  • Sources 
    1. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers, RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 3937 - 13Date of Birth: 14/05/1876.

    2. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 3 Page 19.

    3. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.

    4. [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 May 1876 - Burton-on-Trent, , Staffordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Church England - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChurch Membership - Abt 1914 - Church of the Holy Saviour, Waterloo, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - tinsmith - 1915 - Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 9 Dec 1917 - Passchendaele, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - , England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Sucrerie Cemetery, Ablain St. Nazaire, Pas De Calais, France Link to Google Earth
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