John Hall (cricketer, born 1871)

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John Hall
Personal information
Full name
John Hamilton Hall
Born23 February 1871
Harrou,
British India
Died12 April 1953(1953-04-12) (aged 82)
Broadstone, Dorset, England
BattingUnknown
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1897/98Europeans
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 7
Batting average 2.33
100s/50s –/–
Top score 4
Catches/stumpings 5/1
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 October 2023

John Hamilton Hall

CMG DSO (23 February 1871 – 12 April 1953) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and British Army
officer.

Life and military career

The son of the soldier John Greive Hall, he was born in

stumping.[5] He was promoted to captain in March 1900,[6] with Hall serving in the Second Boer War 1899 to 1902; following the end of the war, he remained in South Africa and held the positions of both deputy-assistant quartermaster general and deputy assistant adjutant general until 1907.[1] He was promoted to major in February 1908,[7] and was later appointed assistant inspector of recruiting for the Eastern Command in 1913 and 1914.[1]

Hall served with the Middlesex Regiment during the

First World War. He was highly decorated in the war, being awarded the Distinguished Service Order in September 1916 and gaining a bar to his DSO in June 1917, with both citations commending his strong leadership.[8][9] Additionally, he was mentioned in dispatches on four occasions during the war,[1] and was made a companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1918 New Year Honours.[10] Hall was promoted to lieutenant colonel in December 1916,[11] having commanded the 16th Battalion.[12] He was later seconded to command a battalion of the Royal Lancaster Regiment in February 1918,[13] a command he held until May of the same year.[14] In October 1918, he was made a temporary brigadier-general whilst in command of a brigade,[15] relinquishing this appointment following the war in August 1919.[16] In September 1919, he was decorated by the Kingdom of Romania with the Order of the Crown of Romania for his service in the war.[17]

Having been promoted to colonel in September 1920,[18] Hall was placed in command of the record office at Lichfield between 1921 and 1925,[1] during which time he was promoted to colonel in September 1920.[18] Hall retired from active service in February 1925, at which point he was granted the honorary rank of brigadier general.[19] He died in April 1953 at Broadstone, Dorset.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Oakes, Charles Henry; Sladen, Douglas Brooke Wheelton; Addison, Henry Robert; Lawson, William John (1953). Who's Who. Vol. 105. London: A & C Black.
  2. ^ "No. 26220". The London Gazette. 6 November 1891. p. 5780.
  3. ^ "No. 26357". The London Gazette. 27 December 1892. p. 7641.
  4. ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Hall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  5. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Hall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  6. ^ "No. 27177". The London Gazette. 27 March 1900. p. 2042.
  7. ^ "No. 28118". The London Gazette. 10 March 1908. p. 1883.
  8. ^ "No. 29765". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 September 1916. p. 9420.
  9. ^ "No. 30135". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 June 1917. p. 5979.
  10. ^ "No. 30450". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 1917. p. 5.
  11. ^ "No. 29887". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1916. p. 58.
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  13. ^ "No. 30534". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 February 1918. p. 2277.
  14. ^ "No. 30786". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 July 1918. p. 8051.
  15. ^ "No. 31009". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 November 1918. p. 13410.
  16. ^ "No. 31711". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1919. p. 16111.
  17. ^ "No. 31560". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 September 1919. p. 11749.
  18. ^ a b "No. 32065". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 September 1920. p. 9515.
  19. ^ "No. 33017". The London Gazette. 3 February 1925. p. 779.

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