Sergeant-Major Frederick William Hall

1. Sergeant-Major, 8th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
2. Sergeant-Major, 8th Battalion, Infantry (Army).

Victoria Cross (Second Battle of Ypres)
Description: On 24th April 1915, in the neighbourhood of Ypres, when a wounded man who was lying some 15 yards from the trench called for help, Company Serjeant-Major Hall endeavoured to reach him in the face of a very heavy enfilade fire which was being poured in by the enemy. The first attempt failed, and a Non-commissioned Officer and private soldier who were attempting to give assistance were both wounded. Company Serjeant-Major Hall then made a second most gallant attempt, and was in the act of lifting up the wounded man to bring him in when he fell mortally wounded in the head.
Date of award: 1915-06-23
Date of award: 1915-04-24
Source: London Gazette, 29202, page 6115

Son of Bombardier F. Hall and Mary Hall, of 43 Union Road, Leytonstone, London. Fred Hall, Leo Clarke and Robert Shankland all lived in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. They all happened to live on the same street, Pine Street and it is believed to be the only street in the world to have three Victoria Cross winners that lived there. The city of Winnipeg later renamed it Valour Road in honour of the men. A bronze plaque is mounted on a street lamp at the corner of Portage Avenue and Valour Road to tell this story.

See also Arthur Edwin Clarkson.

His story is included in Arthur Bishop's book "True Canadian Heroes on the Battlefield", pages 24-25.

Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Belgium Panel 24 - 26 - 28 - 30.