'Resilience and bravery:' Nova Scotia honours first Black man to win Victoria Cross – Winnipeg Free Press
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On Monday, Nova Scotia's annual Heritage Day, the province will pay tribute to Hall, who was born in Horton's Bluff, N.S., in April 1827.
William Hall's courage on the battlefield in 1857 led him to become the first Black person awarded the Victoria Cross, Britain's highest military decoration. On Monday, Nova Scotia's annual Heritage Day, the province will pay tribute to Hall.
While serving with the Royal Navy in India, he was recognized for his bravery during a battle in Lucknow during the Indian Rebellion of 1857