William Reginald Hall
Military Person
1870 – 1943
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Who was William Reginald Hall?
Admiral Sir William Reginald "Blinker" Hall, KCMG, CB, RN was the British Director of Naval Intelligence from 1914 to 1919. Together with Sir Alfred Ewing he was responsible for the establishment of the Royal Navy's codebreaking operation, Room 40, which decoded the Zimmermann telegram, a major factor in the entry of the United States in World War I.
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- Born
- Jun 28, 1870
Wiltshire - Parents
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Died
- Oct 22, 1943
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on July 23, 2013
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