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William Hall was the first black person and first Canadian-born recipient of the Victoria Cross. Born at Horton's Bluff, Nova Scotia, April 28, 1827, as the son of a freed slave, Hall first joined the Nova Scotia merchant marines at age 17. Later, he volunteered for the Royal Navy at Liverpool, England, February 1852.
When the Indian Mutiny broke out in May 1857, Hall was on HMSHis or Her Majesty's Ship HMS is the title of any commissioned ship in the British Royal Navy, and refers to the King or Queen of the United Kingdom as appropriate at the time. It is used by the Swedish Navy when writing in English. The term is sometimes Shannon en route to ChinaThis article is on the geographic and cultural entity. For other meanings, see China (disambiguation). China ( Traditional Chinese: , Simplified Chinese: , Hanyu Pinyin: Zhongguo, Wade-Giles: Chung-kuo) is a country in continental East Asia with some oute. She was intercepted and ordered to CalcuttaThis article is on Calcutta/Kolkata, the city. For the gambling term, see Calcutta Calcutta is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Its original name was Kalikata and is, in higher literature, still referred to as such. Speakers of the region's (city has been renamed KolKata). A Shannon Brigade was formed of several gunners, sailors, and marines, under Captain William Peel. The ship was towed over 600 miles up the Ganges River to Allahabad. Then the force fought across country to Campbell's headquarters at Cawnpore and were in time to take part in the relief of Lucknow.
On 16 November 1857 at LucknowLucknow is the capital city of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It had a population of 2,207,340 in 2001. It has a literacy rate of 68. It is the second largest urban centre in Uttar Pradesh after Kanpur. History Lucknow's history begins with its elevat, India, naval guns were brought up close to the Shah Nujeff mosque, and the gun crews kept up a steady fire in an attempt to breach the waIls, while a hail of musket balls and grenades from the mutineers inside the mosque caused heavy casualties. Able Seaman Hall and the lieutenant ( Thomas James YoungThomas James Young was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Details He was approx. 30 years old, and a Lieutenant in the Ro) in command of the gun crews were, after a time, the only survivors, all the rest having been killed or wounded, and between them they loaded and served the last gun.
Hall remained with the Navy, rising to the position of Quartermaster and Petty OfficerNavy and the Royal Navy, a petty officer is similar to noncommissioned officer. The title petty officer is roughly equivalent to that of sergeant in the U. Air Force, and U. Marine Corps. Related Articles Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Master Chie in HMS Peterel before he retired in 1876.
William Hall died at Avonport, Nova Scotia, on August 25 1904.