Regimental number | 5503 |
Place of birth | Boorhaman, Victoria |
School | State School (Boorhaman? Rutherglen?), Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Norong Central via Rutherglen, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, P J Hill, Norong Central via Rutherglen, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 14th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Zillebeke, near Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 18.4 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Bedford House Cemetery Enclosure No. 4 (Plot I, Row E, Grave No. 4), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 72 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Phillip and Catherine HILL, Culbertson Street, Rutherglen, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: Pte M J G HILL, died of meningitis, 6 October 1915. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |