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Age-40

112, Mansfield Street, Haggerston

Philosophe British Cemetery, Mazingarbe, France

40th Division, including 20th Middlesex of 121 Brigade, arrived in France in May 1916 and after a period of trench instruction, took over front line duties at Loos, a mining village on the outskirts of Lens where they stayed throughout the summer and autumn.

On 21st October, 1916, 20th Middlesex moved into the front line at the sector known as Bis14. On the evening of the following day, 22nd October a large mound (Mound B) in front of the trenches and which was considered to give the enemy an advantage, was blown up with 200 lbs of ammonal and during the fight that ensued, William Hall was killed.