John Russell Mark Hall – Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Leading Aircraftman John Russell Mark Hall – Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Family Origins John Russell Mark Hall was born in 1917 , in the parish of Eglwysilan, Glamorgan , the younger child of John Percival Hall and Florence Hodges , who had married in 1910 at the parish church of Aberdare . His father, originally from Cheriton , and his mother, born in Aberdare , represented two strands of Welsh life — the rural Gower coast and the industrial valleys — brought together in a household shaped by education, professional service, and quiet respectability. The Hall Family in 1921 1921 Census By the time of the 1921 Census , the Hall family were residing at School House, Llantrisaint, Usk . John’s father, John Percival , aged 36 , was recorded as a Chemist’s Assistant , employed by Boots the Chemists, Nottingham , though at that moment out of work , reflecting the economic uncertainties of the post‑war years. His mother, Florence , aged 38 , served as an Elementary Schoolmistress , ...
