Regimental number | 523 |
Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
School | Pleasant St State School, Ballarat, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farrier |
Address | Railway Street, Maryborough, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 34 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs M E Hill, Railway Street, Maryborough, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Military Forces, Ballarat, and in the Melbourne Cavalry unit at Geelong, Victoria. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Farrier Sergeant |
Unit name | 8th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/13/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A16 Star of Victoria on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Es Salt, Palestine |
Age at death | 37 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 37 |
Place of burial | Cairo War Memorial Cemetery (Row O, Grave No. 175), Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 6 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Benjamin and Ellen HILL; husband of Mary HILL, 13 Villamanta Street, Geelong, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: Lt E HILL MM, returned to Australia. |