| Regimental number | 7357 |
| Place of birth | Mambray Creek, South Australia |
| School | State School |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Illabo, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 31 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs E A Hillam, Illabo Post Office, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 3rd Battalion, 24th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Age at death | 31 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
| Place of burial | Hooge Crater Cemetery (Plot IXa, Row C, Grave No. 5), Zillebeke, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 36 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Marion HILLAM; husband of Eva HILLAM, 'Greendale', Illabo, New South Wales |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 2094 Pte George Priestley HILLAM, 43rd Bn, died 31 July 1917; 6737 Pte Hugh HILLAM, 14th Bn, killed in action, 12 April 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |