Person
Hall, Thomas Taylor (Tom) (1921 - 2008)
DFC
- Born
- 21 May 1921
Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 28 January 2008
late of Rosanna, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Science administrator
Summary
Tom Hall joined the Bureau of Meteorology as a messenger boy in 1936. He returned to the Bureau in January 1946 after serving with the RAF flying Typhoon ground attack aircraft, his efforts being recognised by the award of a DFC (Distinguished Flying Cross). He resumed his career with the Bureau as a clerk in the Personnel Section and was heavily involved in assisting in getting the civilian Bureau back into action. He became Chief Clerk of the Bureau's Central Office, and was first editor of the Bureau's in-house journal Weather News.
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Chronology
- 1941 - 1946
- Military service - Second world War. Flying Officer RAAF
- 1944
- Award - Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) - 175 Squadron RAF
Published resources
Books
- Hall, T., Typhoon warfare reminiscences of a rocket firing typhoon pilot (East Preston, Vic: T. Hall, 2000), 173 pp. Details
Resources
- CA 778, Air Services Branch; CA 35, Department of Air, Central Office, 'NAA: A9300, HALL T T', A9300 RAAF Officers Personnel files, 1921-1948, National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch, https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?O=I&Number=5253731. Details
- 'Hall, Thomas Taylor (19210521-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476508. Details
See also
- Federation and Meteorology, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/fam/index_h.html. Details
Helen Morgan
Created: 10 May 2001, Last modified: 6 November 2025
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