Regimental number | 2047 |
Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 1 Blackburn Street, Adelaide, South Australia |
Marital status | Widower |
Age at embarkation | 41 |
Height | 5' 0.5" |
Weight | 108 lbs |
Next of kin | Son, William Duncan Hill, 8 Lorimer Street, Dundee, Scotland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, England Embarked Adelaide, 17 February 1916; disembarked Suez, 11 March 1916. Taken on strength (supernumerary), 32nd Bn, Ferry Post, 12 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria, 6 June 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 16 June 1916. Found guilty, 23 August 1916, insolence to an NCO: awarded 120 hours' detention. Found guilty, 2 October 1916, of drunkenness, 31 September 1916: fined 2/6. Appointed Acting Sergeant, 8th Training Bn, Hurdcott, 29 June 1917; reverted to Acting Lance Corporal, 11 July 1917. Found guilty, 4 October 1917, of being absent without leave from midnight, 12 September, till apprehended by Military Police at Tay Bridge Railway Station, Scotland, at 7 pm, 25 September 1917: reduced to the rank of Private, and forfeited a total of 13 days' pay. Marched in to 15th Training Bn, 5 November 1917. Marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 22 November 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Darwin', 11 January 1918, for discharge (cardiac table, under height, poor physique); discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 19 March 1918. War service: 2 years 153 days (of which 2 years 26 days were abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death not attributed to war service. |
Miscellaneous details | Name entered incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as William Foremaw HILL. |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HILL William Foreman |