John Herbert Hall Explained

John Herbert Hall
Birth Date:1899 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Starbeck, North Yorkshire
Death Place:Leeds, West Yorkshire
Allegiance:United Kingdom
Branch:British Army
Royal Air Force
Rank:Sergeant
Servicenumber:93513
Unit:No. 22 Squadron RAF
Awards:Décoration 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: John Herbert Hall . The Aerodrome . 2015 . 27 February 2015.