Regimental number | 5034 |
Place of birth | Port Augusta, South Australia |
School | Bridgetown State School, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farm hand |
Address | Bridgetown, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, R W Hill, Bridgetown, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served as a Sergeant in the Bridgetown Cadets and the Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 48th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Flers, France |
Age at death | 20.2 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | A.I.F. Burial Ground (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 16), Grass Lane, Flers, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 146 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Walter adn Sarah HILL, "Darrington", Bridgetown, Western Australia |
Family/military connections | Uncle: Lance Corporal S L ANDREWS, 44th Bn, killed in action, Messines, Belgium, 8 June 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HILL Bertram Thomas |