Regimental number | 2004 |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
School | Superior Public School, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Grocer's carter |
Address | 19 Yule Street, Dulwich Hill, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Kate Hill, 19 Yule Street, Dulwich Hill, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 59th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/76/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Polygon Wood, Belgium |
Age at death | 29.4 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Fovant (St. George) Churchyard (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 4), Wiltshire |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 170 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Kate HILL, 19 Yude Street, Dulwich Hill, Sydney |
Family/military connections | Nephews: 3234 Pte George Rowland James HILL, 50th Bn, killed in action, 1 March 1918; Cousin: Pte R G BRIDGES, 22nd Bn, killed in action, 4 October 1917. |