žWilliam Nelson Hall was the first black person, first Nova Scotian and third Canadian to get the Victoria Cross award.
ž William Hall was
born at Summerville, Nova Scotia,
April 25th , 1827 and died 1904 at age 77 in Avonport, Nova Scotia.
žWilliam hall was the son of Jacob and Lucy Hall and they escaped from American slave owners in Maryland during the war of 1812.