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Surname: HALL
Forename(s): Sarah Ann
Place of Birth: Clitheroe, Lancashire
Service No: G/2676
Rank: Member
Regiment / Corps / Service: Women’s Royal Naval Service
Battalion / Unit: ---
Division: ---
Age: 34
Date of Death: 1918-12-14
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Y. 5.
CWGC Cemetery: GHYLL UNDENOMINATIONAL BURIAL GROUND, BARNOLDSWICK
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: BARNOLDSWICK, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Sarah Ann Hall, née Bodenham (born 1 November 1885) was the daughter of John Beck and Margaret Bodenham, formerly Woodworth, née Simpson. John was born at Brixton, Surrey and Margaret at Wiswell near Ciltheroe, Lancashire.
1891 Clitheroe, Lancashire Census: 19, Brook Street - Sarah A. Bodenham, aged 5 years, born Ciltheroe, daughter of John B. and Margaret Bodenham.
1901 Clitheroe, Lancashire Census: 5, Bright Street - Sarah A. Bodenham, aged 15 years, born Clitheroe, daughter of John B. and Margaret Bodenham.
Sarah was married to Robert Hall in 1907.
1911 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: 62, Manchester Road - Sarah Ann Hall, aged 25 years, born Clitheroe, Lancashire, wife of Robert Hall. [Sarah's parents were living at Barnoldswick in 1911 at 26, East Hill Street.]
Sarah Ann Hall enrolled in the W.R.N.S. as a Cook on 27 May 1918. Her Service Record Card names the shore establishments where she served as: 'Victory' 27 May 1918 to 9 October 1918 and 'President V' 10 October 1918 to 14 December 1918. Her next of kin is given as Margaret Bodenham, 6 East Hill Street, Barnoldswick.
The Five Sisters' Window in York Minster is dedicated as a war memorial to the women of the British Empire who lost their lives, 1914-1918. Sarah Ann is commemorated by name and service in St Nicholas' Chapel in the North Transept of the Minster.
A short biography of Sarah is included in: ‘Barnoldswick – A small Town’s part in conflicts 1800 to 2014’ by Peter Ian Thompson (2014).
Data Source: Local War Memorial
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Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record: ---
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Member Sarah Ann HALL
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Women’s Royal Naval Service
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Marriage Certificate: Sarah Ann Bodenham to Robert Hall at The Register Office, Bury, Lancashire, 11 February 1907
Copy (8 January 2009)
Ghyll Undenominational Burial Ground, Barnoldswick
CWGC Headstone
North Transept, York Minster
Memorial for the Women's Royal Naval Service
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20 December 1918
HALL – December 14th, at Newbury, Berks. Sarah Ann Hall, W.R.N.S., of 6, East Hill St., Barnoldswick, aged 34 years.
20 December 1918
BARNOLDSWICK – ‘Wren’s’ Death on War Service
The death occurred on Saturday last at the District Hospital, Newbury, Berkshire, of Mrs. Sarah Ann Hall, W.R.N.S., from double pneumonia, following influenza. Deceased, who was 34 years of age, was the widow of the late Mr. Robert Hall, Barnoldswick, and a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Bodenham, 6 East Hill Street, Barnoldswick. She joined the Women’s Royal Naval Service in May last, and served as a cook at Portsmouth up to being transferred to Newbury in October. When home on leave some 5 weeks ago she spoke enthusiastically of the Service and her future prospects. During her illness, extending over three weeks, she was visited by her mother, who remained with her several days and was satisfied that everything possible was being done for her. The remains were brought to the home of her parents on Wednesday for interment at Gill Cemetery to-morrow (Saturday).
05 May 1921
BODENHAM – April 29th, at 6 East Hill Street, Barnoldswick, Margaret Bodenham, aged 64 years.
[The above obituary refers to the mother of Sarah Ann Hall, W.R.N.S., who died, 14 December 1918.]
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20 December 1918
HALL – Dec. 14, at Newbury, Berks., aged 34, Sarah Ann Hall, W.R.N.S., of 6, East Hill Street, Barnoldswick.
20 December 1918
BARNOLDSWICK
DEATH ON WAR SERVICE – The death occurred on Saturday at the District Hospital, Newbury, Berks., of Mrs. Sarah Ann Hall, W.R.N.S., from double pneumonia, following influenza. Deceased, who was 34 years of age, was the widow of the late Mr. Robert Hall, of Barnoldswick, and a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Bodenham, 6, East Hill Street, Barnoldswick. She joined the W.R.N.S. in May, and served as a cook at Portsmouth up to being transferred to Newbury in October. The remains were brought home on Wednesday for interment at Gill Cemetery tomorrow (Saturday).
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