Regimental number | 2377 |
Place of birth | Semaphore, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Richmond Road, Westbourne Park, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 4.75" |
Weight | 142 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Helen Hills, Richmond Road, Westbourne Park, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 6573 Pte Walter George HILLS, 27th Bn, killed in action, 28 October 1917; 2799 Pte William Edward HILLS, 16th Bn, returned to Australia, 5 March 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Karoola', 24 January 1918; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, both wrists), Adelaide, 10 March 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Centennial Park Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HILLS Henry Alexander |