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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instanceOf British politician
Royal Navy officer
human
intelligence officer
awardReceived Order of St Michael and St George NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Royal Naval College, Greenwich NERFINISHED
employer Royal Navy NERFINISHED
era World War I era
familyName Hall NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
militaryBranch Royal Navy
militaryRank Admiral
Rear Admiral
name William Reginald Hall NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
positionHeld Director of Naval Intelligence
residence United Kingdom
sexOrGender male
sphereOfActivity naval warfare
signals interception
workLocation Admiralty, Whitehall NERFINISHED
London, England
surface form: London

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Room 40 employed William Reginald Hall