Regimental number | 7747 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Barry, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Waiter |
Address | Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, Mr C.H. Hill, 4 Princess Road, Barry Town, South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil (Previously rejected on account of flat feet.) |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 26th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 85793 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Special Service, AIF |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Served in the British Merchant Marine, 1914-1917 (discharged Sydney, 25 May 1917). Worked as a Concentration Camp guard, Holsworthy, New South Wales; discharged, 7 June 1917. War service: embarked from Sydney, 19 December 1917; disembarked Suez, 16 January 1918. Embarked from Port Said, 24 January 1918; disembarked Taranto, 2 February 1918. Entrained Taranto, 5 February 1918; detrained Cherbourg, France, 12 February 1918. Embarked for England, 12 February 1918; disembarked Southampton, 13 February 1918. Admitted to Sutton Veny Military Hospital, 6 March 1918 (measles). Marched in to No. 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 2 April 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board D11, 6 June 1918 (flat feet); disembarked Melbuorne, 31 July 1918, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged, 30 August 1918. Re-enlisted, 17 May 1919, as 85793, Private, Special Service, AIF. Embarked from Sydney on board HT 'Kursk', 27 May 1919; disembarked London, 23 July 1919. Granted leave, 24 July 1919, to report to AIF Headquarters, 8 August 1919, for transfer to No. 2 Group, Sutton Veny. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Plassy', 5 September 1919; discharged, 13 November 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Also served in World War II in Civil Construction Corps. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 69 |
Place of burial | Northern Suburbs Cemetery (Catholic Lawn Section), Sydney, New South Wales |