John Herbert Hall
John Herbert Hall | |
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Born |
Unknown Leeds, Yorkshire |
Died | Unknown |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/branch |
British Army Royal Air Force |
Rank | Sergeant |
Service number | 93513 |
Unit | No. 22 Squadron RAF |
Awards | Décoration Militaire (Belgium) |
Sergeant John Herbert Hall was an English First World War flying ace, credited with five aerial victories.[1]
He served in No. 22 Squadron RAF, flying as an observer/gunner in the Bristol F.2b. His first two victories came on 5 June 1918, shooting down an Albatros D.V in the morning and a Pfalz D.III in the evening, with pilot Lieutenant John Everard Gurdon. On 9 July, flying with Lieutenant T. W. Martin, he accounted for two Albatros D.Vs, and then a Fokker D.VII on 27 August.[1] Hall was awarded the Décoration Militaire by Belgium in February 1919.[2]
References
- 1 2 "John Herbert Hall". The Aerodrome. 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31170. p. 2051. 7 February 1919.
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