Chuckhall905 Posted 8 February Share Posted 8 February Not sure if this chest was issued to him while serving or he bought it later on would love to know more. Also his cap that have the rfc buttons but I know it’s missing the pin which I would to buy for it any info is greatly appreciated. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 8 February Share Posted 8 February (edited) 8 hours ago, Chuckhall905 said: Not sure if this chest was issued to him while serving or he bought it later on would love to know more. Also his cap that have the rfc buttons but I know it’s missing the pin which I would to buy for it any info is greatly appreciated. cheers The drab khaki field service cap was issued to the RFC from its formation in 1912. It had been a style of cap first worn in the 1890s in dark blue, but in khaki woollen serge was relatively unique to that corps during WW1 and so became quite iconic. The trunk / chest is a typical commercial type and I don’t think that it’s likely to be specifically military issue. Edited 8 February by FROGSMILE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilB Posted 8 February Share Posted 8 February Would this be him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 8 February Share Posted 8 February (edited) 2 hours ago, PhilB said: Would this be him? It doesn’t seem so Phil, the top of the trunk is inscribed to “Lieut C S Hall 161st Battalion CEF attached to RFC”, so he was initially at least, a regimental pilot, whereas your man was a direct entrant to permanent cadre RFC. “The 161st (Huron) Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in London, Ontario, the unit began recruiting in late 1915 in Huron County. After sailing to England in November 1916, the battalion was absorbed into the 4th Reserve Battalion on February 15, 1918.” See also: https://bruceremembers.org/battalion/161st-battalion/ Edited 8 February by FROGSMILE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regimentalrogue Posted 8 February Share Posted 8 February (edited) Lieut Charles Spooner Hall appears on the CEF Sailing List for the 161st Battalion. From Library and Archives Canada: Name: HALL, CHARLES SPOONER Rank: LT Date of Birth: 1891-12-17 Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 3938 - 27 https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=440144 CEF Service Record : http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?op=pdf&app=CEF&id=B3938-S027 Edited 8 February by regimentalrogue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tawhiri Posted 8 February Share Posted 8 February (edited) His AIR 76 officer's personal file is available as a free download from the National Archives, after first registering for an account. This will contain the details of his RFC/RAF service. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8267897 His associated casualty form, which contains an abbreviated summary of his career, shows postings to 19 Squadron in March 1918, and then to 60 Squadron in August 1918. https://www.casualtyforms.org/form/9729 A search of the RAF Museum's Storyvault reveals that there seems to be two C.S. Hall's who served with 60 Squadron so a little care needs to be taken. He is not the Charles Sidney Hall who was reported missing, then assumed killed on 7 April 1917, but he would be the C.S Hall who was admitted to hospital on 20 October 1918. https://www.rafmuseumstoryvault.org.uk/archive/7000245796-hall-c.s Edited 8 February by Tawhiri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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