Sir Basil Brodribb Hall, KCB, MC (2 January 1918

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– 2 May 2011) was a British

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. Hall was educated at

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. He became an

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with Gibson & Weldon in 1935; and was admitted

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in 1942. During

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he served with the 27th Lancers. When peace returned he joined the Civil Service's Treasury Solicitor’s Department; and rose to become

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from 1975 until 1980. He was

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of the Civil Service Appeal Board from 1981 to 1984; and the UK Member of the

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from 1985 to 1993.

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