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William John HILL

Regimental number234
Place of birthBenalla, Victoria
SchoolPublic School, Mulwala, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressAdelaide, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinWife, Mrs Louisa Hill, Yarraville, Victoria
Enlistment date18 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameMachine Gun Company 8, Reinforcement 2
AWM Embarkation Roll number24/13/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 4 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Machine Gun Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 August 1918
Place of death or woundingBray, Somme Sector, France
Age at death23.11
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot VII, Row F, Grave No. 1), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
176
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Walter and Mary HILL, Mulwala, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsBrother: 233 Alexander C Hill, 8th Machine Gun Company

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