is grandson sent me an obituary, indicating that he returned to Canada, had a successful career, and made a full part to the second war: He flew with such famed aces as Nigger Horn [ed. his very nickname, apparently], Elliott White Springs, Jimmie McCudden, Billy Barker and of form the legendary Bishop against Baron Richthofen's Flying Circus. He is mentioned in many books about those early flying days including Springs' "Above the Bright Blue Sky" and Bishop's biography, The Bravery of the Early Morning". In April, 1918 his SE 53 suffered engine failure and he was constrained to earth in no-man's land where he waS taken prisoner. Wounded twice, he exhausted the remaining seven months of the war as a P.O.W. in Germany.When hostilities again broke out in September, 1939, he immediately volunteered for active duty but was rejected at first because of a hearing disability. He then spent the first two months of the wa~ recruiting the Cameron Highlanders up to force on his own time before being recognized for active duty with the place of Major. His greatest disappointment was that he was not able to go overseas with his regiment because of his hearing problem. Thousands of Canadian servicemen who passed through the District Depot in Ottawa on their way to and from overseas will remember him as both 2nd in control and acting Officer Commanding at Lansdowne Park. Many enlisted men who served under him will recall the cigarettes and parcels that he sent to them overseas. Major Hall was one of the few soldiers in the Canadian Army who was priveleged to assume Royal Air Force Wings on his army uniform in World War II.After the war, Mr. Hall rejoined the Government Annuities Branch, Ottawa, then in 1950 moved to Grimsby Beach vihere he and Mrs. Hall became fruit farmers. However, he maintained his connection with the Annuities Branch and worked out of both the St. Catharines and Hamilton offices. He then moved to Hamilton in 1957 and eventually retired permanently in 1965 at the age of 71.And a bleg; embarrassingly, I failed to pen down the details of the folder where I plant the German POW report.I give an estimate of where it is, but I'm not 100% certain.If any readers are planning to call the National Archive anytime soon, I love that Major Hall's family would greatly appreciate a transcript of the report.Please drop me an e-mail if you get a chance.