. Transactions. sity course, he wasemployed by the OBrien mineat Gowganda, next by theMclntyre Mining Co., atPorcupine, and finally by theMines Branch of the Geolog-ical Survey, which was con-ducting magnetic surveys tothe north of Port Arthur. When war was first de-clared, Mr. Hall endeavoredto join the artillery as anofficer, and for the purposesecured a provisional lieuten-ancy with a Hamilton battery,but he did not receive an over-seas appointment, and onbeing graduated as a miningengineer in 1915, he wasoffered a position in Chile,which he accepted. He leftToronto on May 27, 1915,and was
. Transactions. sity course, he wasemployed by the OBrien mineat Gowganda, next by theMclntyre Mining Co., atPorcupine, and finally by theMines Branch of the Geolog-ical Survey, which was con-ducting magnetic surveys tothe north of Port Arthur. When war was first de-clared, Mr. Hall endeavoredto join the artillery as anofficer, and for the purposesecured a provisional lieuten-ancy with a Hamilton battery,but he did not receive an over-seas appointment, and onbeing graduated as a miningengineer in 1915, he wasoffered a position in Chile,which he accepted. He leftToronto on May 27, 1915,and was engaged in Chile as a mining engineer for nearly a year. In thelatter part of April, 1916, he decided to offer himself again for serviceat the front. He crossed the Andes and sailed for Liverpool, where helanded on May 13, 1916. On May 27, 1916, Captain Hall was given a commission as a lieu-tenant in the Royal Flying Corps, 21st Squadron. He went to thefront on Sept. 1, 1916, and remained there continuously. His. Captain William T. Hall. BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES 733 record with the Royal Flying Corps was considered a remarkable one,for he was at the front within two months of the date On he wasgranted a commission, during which interval he took the prescribed tech-nical course at Oxford, and aviation training at Netheravon and Bristol. On Sept. 14, 1916, he took his first flight over the German lines, whenhis engine stalled and he had to volplane down, fortunately landing onthe French side of the lines. On Sept. 16, he went over the lines withsix others, and not returning immediately with the others, was tried to make for the sea and come back following the course of ariver, but when he did descend he found that he was 60 miles west ofParis and 100 miles south of his lines. He flew over to Paris and stayedthere for the night, going back to his squadron the next morning. Thenon Oct. 4, he was sent up at night for the first time, and in making alanding he passed the fl
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