Regimental number | 3234 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
School | Enmore Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Customs clerk |
Address | 'Isis', 15 Tupper Street, Marrickville, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, Roland Sydney Hill, 'Isis', 15 Tupper Street, Marrickville, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 53rd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/70/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 53rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death | 20 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Somer Farm Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 12), Wytschaete, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 157 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Rowland and Charlotte HILL, 'Isis', 45 Tupper Street, Marrickville, New South Wales. Native of Sydney |
Family/military connections | Uncle: 2004 Pte Hector Ernest HILL, 60th Bn, died of wounds, Polygon Wood, Belgium, 29 October 1918. |
Other details |
Enlisted in the Light Horse Training Unit, Liverpool, 27 September 1915; medically discharged, 1 February 1916. War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |