Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the only son of Major Douglas Hall, late Life Guards, and Mrs Hall of Burley on the Hill Rutland. He was educated at Oakham School where he won the three, and one mile races, and while serving in England took part in many cross country races in which he was generally well placed. He enlisted as a Private in the Leicestershire Regiment at the age of 19, and was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant in the York and Lancaster Regiment in December 1915. He embarked for France in September 1915 and was in action at Loos, Armentieres and Arras. After being wounded at Armentieres at the end of 1915, he returned to the front the following summer and was invalided home with fever in November 1916. He again returned to the front on the 14th March 1917 taking part in the Battle of Arras. While in command of his company, leading them in an attack on the 23rd April 1917 he was shot in the head by a machine gun bullet, death being instantaneous. The following telegram was received by Major Hall:- “The King and Queen deeply regret the loss you and the Army have sustained by the death of your son in the service of his country, and their Majesties truly sympathise with you in your sorrow. Keeper of the Priory Purse.” Letters from brother officers expressing their deepest sympathy at the loss of “a most gallant officer” were received.