Thomas Clifford Fitzwilliam Hall died in Purley, Surrey, on 23rd June, 1956, at the age of 70.
After geological and mineralogical training at the Royal College of Science and King’s College, London, from 1900 to 1903, Mr. Hall worked on the staff of H.M. Geological Survey until 1910. He then took the post of lecturer in geology and mineralogy at the Camborne School of Metalliferous Mining, Cornwall, and in April, 1914, was appointed by the Cornish Institute of Engineers a member of the Geological Research Committee for the investigation of Cornish mines.
On the outbreak of war in 1914 Mr. Hall was commissioned in the Royal Engineers (T.A.) and saw service in France. He was invalided home and later did R.E. constructional work in Britain. He was temporarily released from the Forces to undertake an examination of iron ore deposits for the Ministry of Munitions and of lead, zinc and barytes properties in Shropshire on behalf of Shropshire Mines, Ltd.
Mr. Hall was in private consulting practice after the war until 1927, his work including two years in Abyssinia for Abyssinian Development Syndicate, Ltd., a visit to Portugal for National Mining Corporation, work in Japan for Anglo-Oriental Co., and in Canada for Huronian Belt Co. He made examinations in many other parts of the world on many different prospects. From 1921 to 1924 he was a member of the Advisory Committee on Metalliferous Mining to H.M. Department of mines.
From 1927 to 1929 Mr. Hall was employed by Chosen Corporation, Ltd., to map geologically and investigate their Korean concessions and advise on economic aspects of the areas. In 1930 and 1931 he held the position of staff geologist to Selection Trust, Ltd., in Yugoslavia, and from 1932 to 1937 was staff geologist and superintendent of prospecting to Nurupi Kozan Kabushiki Kaisha and other Japanese operating companies of Chosen Corporation, and also examined gold and other deposits in China and Manchuria. In the following year Mr. Hall carried out an examination of manganese deposits in Gold Coast Colony for Anglo-Caledonian Corporation, Ltd., and investigated Trosnyk Mines, Ltd., Yugoslavia, and a water supply problem in Hampshire for the Geological Survey. Mr. Hall visited Dutch Guiana in 1939 on behalf of Van Emden Gold Mines, Ltd., and from 1940 to 1950 was consulting geologist to the Portuguese Government Department of Colonial Development.
Mr. Hall was the author of the monograph entitled Lead ores, published in 1921 by the Imperial Institute.
He was elected to Associate Membership of the Institution in 1912 and to Membership in 1918; he was also a Fellow of the Geological Society, and a member of the Geologists’ Association and of the Mineralogical Society.
Vol. 66, Trans IMM 1956-57, p.306
