John Herbert Hall

John Herbert Hall
Born Unknown
Leeds, Yorkshire
Died Unknown
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Royal Air Force
Rank Sergeant
Service number 93513
Unit No. 22 Squadron RAF
Awards Décoration Militaire (Belgium)

Sergeant John Herbert Hall 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

  1. 1 2 "John Herbert Hall". The Aerodrome. 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31170. p. 2051. 7 February 1919.
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