| Regimental number | 2426 |
| Place of birth | Balaklava, South Australia |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 10.25" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, George Thomas Tiller, Nackara, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board RMS Mongolia on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 48th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | Sherlock Cemetery (Plot 26 B, Row 15), Sherlock, South Australia |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 147 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George Thomas and Caroline TILLER. Native of Blyth, South Australia. Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, South Australia. |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 48th Bn, 19 April 1916.Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 2 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 8 June 1916. Admitted to 12th Australian Field Ambulance, 13 July 1916 (otitis media), and transferred to 2nd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station; to 35th General Hospital, Calais, 14 July 1916; to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 25 July 1916; discharged to Base Details, 26 July 1916; rejoined 48th Bn, in the field, 25 August 1916. Admitted to 4th Casualty Clearing Station, 7 September 1916 (bronchitis); transferred to 22nd General Hospital, Camiers, 9 September 1916 (chronic bronchitis); to England, 13 September 1916, and admitted to Wharncliffe War Hospital, Sheffield, 13 September 1916 (tuberculosis); to 1st Australian Auxiliary hospital, Harefield, 29 September 1916. Commenced return to Australia from Portland on board HT' Wiltshire', 12 November 1916; disembarked,Melbourne, 31 December 1916, for onward travel to Adelaide; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 15 August 1917. War service: 1 year 334 days (of which 291 days were abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, TILLER William James |