Source: SS Caronia Passenger Manifest. 1919.
Find-A-Grave
Family Search: Private William Victor Hall was born on 16 November 1897, in Essex, England, United Kingdom as the son of William Victor Hall and Alice Maud. He immigrated to Canada in 1913 and lived in Goderich, Huron, Ontario, Canada in 1916. He registered for military service in 1916. In 1916, at the age of 19, his occupation is listed as farmer in Goderich, Huron, Ontario, Canada.
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 