Claude Dunleavy HILL

Regimental number3769
Place of birthPort Broughton, South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressArno Bay, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19.10
Height5' 5.75"
Weight132 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs A E Hill, Arno Bay, South Australia
Previous military serviceServed in the Junior Cadets; previously rejected for AIF enlistment on account of 'rash'.
Enlistment date10 August 1915
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/27/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board RMS Malwa on 2 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 5 March 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date18 June 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Nevasa', 5 March 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment0, Adelaide, 18 June 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death23 December 1958
Place of burialCheltenham Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, HILL Claude Dunleavy