George Hall was born in Highgate, Ontario, on September 4, 1883, the son of Henry Hall, of Highgate, Ontario. George enlisted January 14, 1916, in Ridgetown, Ontario, with the 186th Battalion. Single at the time, he recorded his occupation as a bricklayer. He became a member of the Army, Canadian Infantry, Western Ontario Regiment, 18th Battalion, with the rank of Private. Private George Hall would fight in France for sixteen months, and was wounded once. On August 28, 1918, George Hall would lose his life while fighting in France during Canada’s final Hundred Days Campaign. He would later be officially listed as, Killed in action. During operations in front of Vis-en-Artois on the afternoon of August 28th, 1918, he was instantly killed by enemy shell fire. George Hall’s brother Harry, of Sarnia, would receive a telegram informing him of George’s death in mid-September 1918. Thirty-four year old George Hall has no known grave. He is memorialized on the Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.
SOURCES: A, B, C, D, E, F, L, N, 2C, 2D, 2G