William's Story.
HALL, WILLIAM, Rifleman, No. 5312, 2nd Battn. The Rifle Brigade, 3rd s. of the late Charles Hall, of Macclesfield, by his wife, Jane (28, Bridge Street, Macclesfield), dau. of George Lane, of Bollington Cross, co. Cheshire; b. Macclesfield, co. Cheshire, 9 Nov. 1895: educ. Hurdsfield Boys’ School there; enlisted Jan. 1914; went to France in Nov. and was killed in action, near Neuve Chapelle, 9 May, 1915, while bomb throwing; unmarried.
A comrade wrote: “Although he was but a youngster, he was a little hero all through and knew no fear.”
A comrade wrote: “Although he was but a youngster, he was a little hero all through and knew no fear.”