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Algernon Percival HILL

Regimental number4220
Place of birthCastlemaine, Victoria
SchoolState School No. 119, Castlemaine, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationCarpenter
AddressNorwood Hill, Castlemaine, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, Mr. H. Hill, Norwood Hill, Castlemaine, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date14 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 29 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Pioneer Battalion
FateKilled in Action 21 August 1916
Place of death or woundingnear Albert, France
Age at death24
Place of burialBecourt Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row P, Grave No. II), Becordel-Becourt, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
171
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Mary HILL, Norwood Hill, Castlemaine, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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