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Jan 4, 1918
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Will made out leaving entire estate to his
father, George Hall
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Jan 8, 1918
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Sworn into the CEF under the Military Service
Act into the 2nd Depot Battalion, Eastern Ontario Regiment at Ottawa Ontario
Ø Number 3320041
Ø Next of Kin given as George Hall (father) of Wakefield Quebec
Ø Previous occupation given as Carpenter
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Methodist
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Feb 12, 1918
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Embarked the HMS Lapland at Halifax for
England
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Feb 25, 1918
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Disembarked in England and proceeded to
Seaford
Ø TOS (Taken On Strength) the 6th Reserve Battalion
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Apr 25, 1918
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Second Will made out leaving entire estate to
his mother, Mrs Margaret Hall of Wakefield Quebec
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Jun 10, 1918
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Sent as part of a draft to the 21st
Battalion and embarked for France
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Jun 11, 1918
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Arrived at CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot)
and TOS the 21st Battalion
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Jun 17, 1918
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Arrived at CC Rein C (Canadian Corps
Reinforcement Camp)
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Aug 6, 1918
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Left CC Rein C to join the 21st
Battalion
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Aug 7, 1918
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Joined the 21st Battalion in the
field
The Battalion was involved in heavy
fighting at Marcelcave and Pte Hall reported to the rear detail which consisted of the
Transport Section and the Cook staff, amongst other Headquarters personnel. He reported with a draft of 40 Other Ranks. He would have been assigned to a Company when the
Battalion was relieved from the front lines.
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Oct 11, 1918
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First reported “Missing after action”
then later reported Killed in Action
Niagara Cemetery D 10
Iwuy France
He was killed during heavy fighting
on the Marcoing Line. The Battalion suffered
casualties totaling 4 Officers killed, 9 Officers wounded, 39 Other Ranks killed, 272
Other Ranks wounded, and 2 Other Ranks Missing. Pte
Hall was 1 of those listed as Missing. On October 30, 1918, the Part II Orders
declared him officially "Killed in Action".
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May 15, 1920
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British War Medal, Victory Medal and Memorial
Cross sent to his mother
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Dec 17, 1920
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Scroll #5513
sent to his father
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Sep 6, 1921
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Death Plaque # P5149
sent to his father
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2010
For the 7
nights leading up to November 11, 2010, the names of all Canadian soldiers were projected
onto the Belgian War Memorial in Ypres. At
the same time, the same names were being broadcast via the internet to schools across
Belgium and Canada. The image above shows
the opening ceremonies at the Belgian War Memorial on November 4, 2010.
Below on the
left is the name of Sebra Hall being projected on that wall. Below right shows the name being broadcast to the
schools. Each name appeared for 25 seconds
and each night 9,700 names were shown.
Sebra Hall is also remembered on the war memorial in Wakefield, Quebec
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