John Herbert Hall

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John Herbert Hall
Born(1899-07-02)2 July 1899
Starbeck, North Yorkshire
Died1978 (aged 78–79)
Leeds, West Yorkshire
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Royal Air Force
RankSergeant
Service number93513
UnitNo. 22 Squadron RAF
AwardsDécoration Militaire (Belgium)

Sergeant John Herbert Hall (2 July 1899 – 1978) 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[edit]

  1. ^ a b "John Herbert Hall". The Aerodrome. 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  2. ^ "No. 31170". The London Gazette. 7 February 1919. p. 2051.