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Cyril Hamilton Corby HILLARY

Date of birth23 August 1888
Place of birthNorth Adelaide South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCivil servant
Address306 Lord Street, Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinWife, Mrs Daisy Hillary, 306 Lord Street, Perth, Western Australia
Previous military serviceA and I Staff
Enlistment date7 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentLieutenant
Unit name44th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/61/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 6 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCaptain
Unit from Nominal Roll44th Battalion
Promotions

Captain


Unit: 44th Battalion
Promotion date: 15 February 1917

Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 30706 (28 May 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 165 (24 October 1918).
Recommendation date: 3 March 1918

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and gazetted, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30448 (28 December 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57 (18 April 1918).

FateReturned to Australia 5 September 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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