William Reginald Hall

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William Reginald Hall was a British naval intelligence officer and admiral best known for directing Royal Navy codebreaking operations during World War I.

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William Reginald Hall canonical 2
Reginald Hall 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician
Royal Navy officer
human
intelligence officer
awardReceived Order of St Michael and St George
Order of the Bath
conflict World War I
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
describedBySource historical works on British naval intelligence
studies of World War I codebreaking
educatedAt Royal Naval College, Dartmouth
Royal Naval College, Greenwich
employer Royal Navy
era World War I era
familyName Hall
fieldOfWork naval intelligence
signals intelligence
genre military intelligence
givenName William
hasNationality British
languageSpoken English
memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
memberOfPoliticalParty Conservative Party (UK)
middleName Reginald
militaryBranch Royal Navy
militaryRank Admiral
Rear Admiral
name William Reginald Hall
nativeLanguage English
notableEvent interception and exploitation of the Zimmermann Telegram
notableFor British naval intelligence work
codebreaking activities in Room 40
notableWork direction of Royal Navy codebreaking operations during World War I
occupation intelligence officer
naval officer
politician
partOf British intelligence community
positionHeld Director of Naval Intelligence
residence United Kingdom
sexOrGender male
sphereOfActivity naval warfare
signals interception
workLocation Admiralty, Whitehall
London
linked to: London, England

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Room 40 employed William Reginald Hall
40 O.B. employer Reginald Hall
linked to: William Reginald Hall
William Reginald Hall name William Reginald Hall