John Herbert Hall

Name:

John Herbert Hall

Country:

England

Rank:

Sergeant

Service:

Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force

Unit:

Victories:

Born:

2 July 1899

Place of Birth:

Starbeck, North Yorkshire, England

Died:

1978

Place of Death:

Leeds, West Yorkshire, England

Educated at Stamford and Leeds Central High Schools, John Herbert Hall, worked as an apprentice motor fitter before joining the Royal Flying Corps as an N.C.O. Observer on 3 September 1917. Promoted to Sergeant Mechanic on 17 May 1918, he was posted to France on 26 May 1918 with 22 Squadron (Bristol Fighters) and scored 5 victories. Hall returned to England on 22 March 1919 and transferred to the Royal Air Force Reserve on 14 May 1919.

Victories

	Date	Time	Unit	Aircraft	Opponent	Location
1	05 Jun 1918	1030	22	Bristol F.2b (A7243) ¹	Albatros D.V (OOC)	S of Laventie
2	05 Jun 1918	1915	22	Bristol F.2b (A7243) ¹	Pfalz D.III	Fromilly
3	09 Jul 1918	1100	22	Bristol F.2b (D7896) ²	Albatros D.V	N of La Bassée
4	09 Jul 1918	1130	22	Bristol F.2b (D7896) ²	Albatros D.V	W of Steenwerck
5	27 Aug 1918	1400	22	Bristol F.2b ²	Fokker D.VII	Senlemont

1	Pilot Lt John Gurdon
2	Pilot Lt T W Martin