Sir John Hathorn Hall (19 June 189417 June 1979) was a British colonial administrator. During World War I, he served with the 8th

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and the 27th Infantry Brigade, rising to the rank of captain, and was awarded the

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as well as the Belgian Croix de Guerre. He worked in the Ministry of Finance of the Egyptian Civil Service (Egypt then being a British protectorate) in 1919–1920. Subsequently he served in the Middle East Department of the

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and was awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours List of 1931. In 1933 he was appointed Chief Secretary to the Government of Palestine (then a British Mandate under the

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). On at least two occasions, in 1934 and in 1937, he served as

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of Palestine during absences of the

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. His later service included the following posts: *

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, October 1937 – 1940 *

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and Commander-in-Chief of Aden, 24 October 1940 – 1 January 1945 *

and Commander-in-Chief of

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, 1 January 1945 – 17 January 1952 After retiring from the colonial service, Sir John became a

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of several companies, including the P&O and

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steamship lines, and the

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. A portrait of Sir John by Walter Bird is now part of the collection of the National Portrait Gallery."Sir John Hathorn Hall", National Portrait Gallery, accessed 6 Feb. 2012
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References

External links

War Diary of Archibald Gordon Macgregor
– includes several brief mentions and a description of Captain Hall during World War I. {{DEFAULTSORT:Hall, John Hathorn 1894 births 1979 deaths British colonial governors and administrators in Asia Governors of Uganda Recipients of the Military Cross Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Officers of the Order of the British Empire Aden in World War II Resident ministers of Zanzibar Colony of Aden people Chief Secretaries of Palestine British expatriates in Egypt British expatriates in Mandatory Palestine