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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
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

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