Noel Hall (sport shooter)

Hall was educated at Scotch College, Melbourne, where he joined the Australian Army Cadets, and spent his working life at Hawthorn City Council where he became a health surveyor. In 1939 he won the King's Medal for military rifle shooting.^[2]

Hall was a member of the Australian 39th Battalion that fought on the Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea during World War II. He subsequently recounted his experiences in a vodcast.^[3]

Hall competed in the 100 metre running deer event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.^[4][5] He also qualified for the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, however, he did not attend due to insufficient team places.^[1][6]

Hall was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) on 26 January 1997 for service to veterans and the community.^[7]

In 2008 Hall was chosen to lead the Anzac Day March in Melbourne.^[8]