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Please could some-one look up this for me,it is on premium m/ship on Ancestry.....but its one i havent got so sorry...
My grandad ; Sampson Maynard Hall ( or S M Hall)
Birth date:02/01/1917
birth Birth place; Islington, London
Regiment:Royal artillery

Thank you

Haven't found army record as yet , but here's other info in the meantime in case you haven't got it - just because I came across it.


Sampson Maynard Hall
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
Name: Sampson Maynard Hall
Death Age: 66
Birth Date: 2 Jan 1917
Registration Date: Mar 1983
Registration district: Colchester
Inferred County: Essex
Volume: 9
Page: 2664


Sampson M Hall
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007
Name: Sampson M Hall
Registration Date: 1917
Registration district: Islington
Inferred County: London
Re-registration Year: 1917
Mother's Maiden Name: Hiom
Volume Number: 1b
Page Number: 306


Sampson M Hall
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005
Name: Sampson M Hall
Registration Date: Apr-May-Jun 1939
Registration district: Edmonton
Inferred County: Essex
Spouse: Edith L Challis
Volume Number: 3a
Page Number: 2246

Please can you post the record you've found?

I'm not seeing it so far.
There are some records for S Hall of Royal Artillery - no DOB to confirm if it's him or not - but I assume from your post that you've seen it under either SM or his full name.

yes i have those thank you so much tho. i found basic info from a search on here ill see i can copy as im still getting the hang of it ...
Royal Artillery honours & awards
First Name S M
Last Name Hall
Collections from Great Britain, UK None
Category Armed forces & conflict
Record collection Medal rolls and honours
Record set Britain, Campaign, Gallantry & Long Service Medals & Awards
Title
Year 1945
Status
Rank L/sergeant
Unit
Service Royal Artillery
Reason for Discharge
Theatre NW Europe
Post Nominals
Date of Event
Award Mentioned in Dispatches
Remarks on Award
Recommended by 1 Despatch
File No. 68/Gen/8002
Year of Gazette
Place of Residence
Further Service Note
Date of Discharge
Schedule No.
Cause of Death
Date of Gazette 22 Mar 1945

I'm sorry, I'm just not seeing it on Ancestry.

I can see it's on FindMyPast - but I don't have a sub for FMP.

Findmypast's version

S M
Last name Hall
Service number 1606737
Rank L/Sergeant
Service Royal Artillery
Event year 1945
Gazette date 22 Mar 1945
Award Mentioned in Dispatches
Recommended by 1 Despatch
Theatre NW Europe
Country Great Britain
File number 68/Gen/8002
Medal type Royal Artillery Honours & Awards, 1886-2013

The only additional info to that on Ancestry is his service number.

Records for WW2 will still be with the MOD. A copy will cost £30
This is the link for obtaining UK service records:
http://www.veterans-uk.info/service_records/service_records.html

Try an internet search for The Gazette 22 Mar 1945

There are several pdf results, one of which may list S M Hall. It probably won't give any additional details than Mentioned in Dispatches.

Thanks anyway argyll gran :-)

Thanks detective, for the link ill try fill it in and wait for mail i suppose, i just wish it was a little easier but then all my family look ups are not that lol. As for looking up the gazette, i just did that and youre right it just gave names and if they died or how. but still good to print off for me i guess :-)

Just to say thank you and that i opted to pay the £30 to get te records :-)