Group 1: William Hall, VC

Research sources for William Hall:

• Able-Seaman William Neilson Edward Hall, Canadian Victoria Cross Recipient
• William Hall, VC (Canada Post)
• William Hall earned the Victoria Cross for heroism during the relief of Lucknow (Royal Canadian Navy)
• William Hall, VC, National Historic Person (Parks Canada)
• William Hall – Black Canadian Veterans Stories (available in English only)
• The Victoria Cross – Veterans Affairs Canada

Videos:

• Video: The legacy of William Hall (Royal Canadian Navy – English)
• French: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIOBqG-rwis

Images:

History:

• Canada and the First World War
• Black Canadians in uniform

Prepare your presentation

Reviewing the readings and images of your Black Canadian service member, as a group, develop a poster to present to your classmates. Print pictures to use on your poster. Your class will use each group’s poster to create a Black Canadians in uniform time line.

Be sure to include:

• Visuals
• Full name
• Date of birth
• Date of death and where buried (if applicable)
• Information about their life before military service
• War, battle(s) or conflict in which they served and their dates
• Role or rank during military service
• Honours or awards received
• Interesting facts or stories about this person’s military service
• Challenges they faced (i.e. dealing with overt discrimination or overcoming adversity)