Frederick William Hall was born
in Winnipeg on February 21,
1885. He lived on Pine Street as a neighbour to Leo Clarke VC
and Robert Shankland VC. It is believed to be the only street
in the world to have three Victoria Cross winners that lived there.
The city of Winnipeg later renamed it Valour Road in honour of the
men. A bronze plaque is mounted on a street lamp at the corner of
Portage Avenue and Valour Road to tell this story.
His citation for valour read, in part,
| "On 24th April, 1915,
in the neighbourhood of Ypres, when a wounded man who
was lying some 15 yards from the trench called for help,
Company Sergeant-Major Hall endeavoured to reach him in
the face of a very heavy enfilade fire which was being
poured in by the enemy. The first attempt failed, and a
non-commissioned officer and private soldier who were
attempting to give assistance were both wounded. Company
Sergeant-Major Hall then made a second most gallant
attempt, and was in the act of lifting up the wounded
man to bring him in when he fell mortally wounded in the
head." |
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