William Nelson Edward Hall | |
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Born | Horton, Colony of Nova Scotia | 28 April 1827
Died | 27 August 1904 Avonport, Nova Scotia, Canada | (aged 77)
Buried | Hantsport Baptist Church Cemetery, Nova Scotia |
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Years of service | 1847–1876 |
Rank | Quartermaster |
Battles/wars | Crimean War |
Awards | Victoria Cross |
William Nelson Edward Hall[note 1] VC (28 April 1827 – 27 August 1904) was the first Black person, first Nova Scotian, and the third Canadian to receive the Victoria Cross due to his actions in the 1857 Siege of Lucknow. He received the medal for his actions during the Indian Rebellion.[1] During the action in which the naval gun crew with which he was serving came under heavy fire as they attacked a mosque. Hall and an officer from his ship continued to load and fire a 24-pounder gun at the walls of the Shah Nujeef mosque after the rest of the party had been killed or injured by the local resistance hoping to secure the restoration of Mughal suzerainty.
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