Hall, William Temple
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William Temple |
Surname | Hall |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-10-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Grant Hall and Mary Hall (née Maley), of Montreal, Québec. Husband of Elsie Elizabeth Hall (née Hay)- marriage at Edmonton on 27 February 1931. Father of a son Grant Hall (born 23 September 1935) and a daughter, Geddis Hall (born 25 November 1936), both born Calgary. They made their hom in Braemar Lodge. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z6953 |
Markings | KN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 61. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 175 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/54012 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 77 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Roman Rd, Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brass plaque set into a stone plinth into which is carved with the Canadian maple leaf and the Yorkshire rose. |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated to those men and women who served at RAF Leeming during World War II, including those from the Royal Canadian Air Force Squadrons, whose members came from all parts of the Commonwealth from 1942 to 1945; 405 Vancouver, 408 Goose |
Location | Opposite old Main Guardroom, RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In commemoration of those men and women of many nations who served at RAF Leeming during the second world war. |
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Elvington, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Memorial windows and Roll of Honour for 77 Sqn. R.A.F. |
Location | Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Column with Metal Sculpture and Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 77 Sqn. R.A.F. City of Lancaster's own |
Miscellaneous Information
William was born on 4 July 1911 in Montreal. Both of his parents were deceased by the time of his enlistment. He appears to have been adopted by the Halls after his natural parents died when he was a baby. Grant Hall was born in Montreal and had been the Senior Vice President of Canadian Pacific Railway and Mary Hall had been born in Kemptville, Ontario. They died in 1934 and 1936 respectively. William had a sister (probably half-sister) Madeline, although it also appears he had two sisters by his birth parents about whom nothing was known. He had attended Bishops College School, Lennoxville, Quebec, 1923–1928 (Junior Matric). His sporting interests were skiing, tennis, swimming and riding. William worked as a reporter for the Daily Province, Vancouver, 1929-1932 and for the Calgary Albertan from 1932 onwards where he became the news editor. He had spent a brief period with the Montreal Herald in 1928. |
He enlisted on 15 June 1940 and after training was sent to the U.K. He arrived at 3 PRC on 29 June 1941, 10 OTU 7 July 1941 and 77 Squadron 16 August 1941. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/655/52 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/655/51 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-10-1941 |
End Date | 01-11-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Leeming |
Day/Night Raid | Night (92% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |