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- William Nelson Hall was the first black person, first Nova Scotian and
third Canadian to get the Victoria Cross award.
- William Hall was born at
Summerville, Nova Scotia, April 25th , 1827 and died 1904 at
age 77 in Avonport, Nova Scotia.
- William hall was the son of Jacob and Lucy Hall and they escaped from
American slave owners in Maryland during the war of 1812.
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- William Hall spent his life in the navy with the United States navy from
1847 to 1849 and served with British Royal navy in 1852.
- William Hall lived on the navy ships
- William Hall never went to school he was in the navy when he was 17 and
couldn’t afforded to get into school.
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- William Hall received the Victoria Cross for his bravery in the Indian
Mutiny, Siege of Lucknow
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- Tanner’s – I think he is very brave and he disserved too have the
Vitoria Cross.
- Ian’s – He earned the Victoria Cross for his bravery action’s in the
Indian Mutiny, Siege of Lucknow.
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- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hall_(VC)
- en.wikipedia.org
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