About William Hall
William Hall joined the Royal Navy when
he was just 12 years old.He was a sailor for 26 years and in 1857 became the first
Canadian sailor and also the first black man to win the Victoria Cross,for
bravery in war.It is the highest military honour in the British Commonwealth.
Born in 1821 at
Horton’s Bluff,Kings County,Nova Scotia,Hall was son of slaves freed when
the ship carrying them, HMS Victory and was given medals for actions in the
Battle of Inkerman during the Crimean War in 1853 and also the Siege of
Sebastopol.He won