Memorial: M3281

Memorial at Hantsport Baptist Church, Nova Scotia, Canada commemorating William Hall VC, RN, d. 1904

Location

Hantsport Baptist Church, Nova Scotia, Canada, Rest of the World

Transcript

‘WILLIAM EDWARD HALL, V. C. / The first Nova Scotian and the first Man of Colour / To win the Empire’s highest award “For Valour” / Born at Horton, N.S. April 28th 1821 / Died at Avonport, N.S. August 27th 1904 / On November 16th 1857 when serving in HMS Shannon, / which placed a 24 Pounder Gun near the angle of the / Shah Nujjiff at Lucknow. When all but the Lieutenant / and Hall were either killed or wounded. Hall with utter / disregard for life kept loading and firing the gun / until the Wall had been breached and the rifle of / Lucknow had been assured. / “His Great Pride was his British Heritage”.

Details

Date Erected: 1954
Vessel: HMS Shannon, HMS Captain of the Foretop

Event

Relief of Lucknow

Event Date

1857

People

Hall, William Edward
Age: 83
Date of Death: 25/8/1904
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: William Hall and Lieutenant Young received for the VC ‘for their gallant conduct at a 24-Pounder Gun, brought up to the angle of the Shah Nujjiff, at Lucknow, on 16 November 1857'.

William Hall was the son of Jacob and Lucy Hall, who escaped slavery in Maryland in 1812. His parents were brought to Nova Scotia by the British Royal Navy as part of the Black Refugee movement.

Bibliography: John Winton 'The Victoria Cross at Sea' (London, 1978) p. 65.

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters