| 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 |