Regimental number | 6737 |
Place of birth | Mambray Creek, South Australia |
School | Yathella Public School, via Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Wallace Town via Wagga, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, Mr S Hillam, Wallace Town via Wagga, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 14th Battalion, 22nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Port Napier on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 29th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | nr Corbie, France |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Adelaide Cemetery (Plot III, Row H, Grave No. 21), Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 115 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Samuel and Jean HILLAM, Wallacetown, New South Wales. Native of South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 7357 Pte Allan Eglington HILLAM, 3rd Bn, killed in action, 22 March 1918; 2094 Pte George Priestley HILLAM, 43rd Bn, died, 31 July 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |