John Hamilton Hall CMG DSO (23 February 1871 – 12 April 1953) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
The son of the soldier John Greive Hall, he was born in British India at Harrou in February 1871.
He was highly decorated in the war, being awarded the Distinguished Service Order in September 1916 and gaining a bar to his DSO in June 1917, with both citations commending his strong leadership.
[14] In October 1918, he was made a temporary brigadier-general whilst in command of a brigade,[15] relinquishing this appointment following the war in August 1919.
[18] Hall retired from active service in February 1925, at which point he was granted the honorary rank of brigadier general.