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Arthur Robert HILL

Regimental number713
Place of birthSwansea, Tasmania
SchoolPublic School, Swansea, Tasmania
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressSwansea, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, John Hill, Swansea, Tasmania
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date15 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name40th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/57/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 1 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll40th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 7 June 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death22
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialStrand Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 13), Ploegsteert, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
132
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Charlotte HILL, Swansea, Tasmania
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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