Regimental number | 1729 |
Place of birth | Echuca, Victoria |
School | James St State School, Perth, Western Australia |
Religion | Salvation Army |
Occupation | Mechanical dentist |
Address | 64 Alma Road, North Perth, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Jessie Macdonald, 64 Alma Road, North Perth, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 20 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Courcelette British Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 19), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 113 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alfred and Jessie HILL, 64 Alma road, North Perth, Western Australia. Native of Echuca, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: 3537 Rowland Joseph HILL, 51st Bn, killed in action, Pozieres, France, 14 August 1916. |