William Hall
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Job / Known for: Naval Seaman
Left traces: Valiant Service
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Date: 1827-04-28
Location: CA Horton, Nova Scotia
Died
Date: 1904-08-27 (aged 77)
Resting place: CA Hantsport Baptist Church Cemetery, Nova Scotia
Death Cause: Natural Causes
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Parent(s): Jacob and Lucy Hall
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William Hall, VC, was the first Black person, first Nova Scotian, and third Canadian to receive the Victoria Cross. Born on April 28, 1827, in Horton, Nova Scotia, he was the son of Jacob and Lucy Hall, who had escaped slavery in Maryland during the War of 1812. Hall served in the United States Navy before joining the Royal Navy in 1852. He fought in the Crimean War and was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions during the Siege of Lucknow in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Hall passed away on August 27, 1904, in Avonport, Nova Scotia.
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