Regimental number | 1539 |
Place of birth | Redbank Plains, Brisbane, Queensland |
School | State School, Redbank Plains, Queensland |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Loco fireman |
Address | Walsh Street, Newtown Ipswich, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mrs J E Hillier, Walsh Street, Ipswich, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Battalion, H Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Peronne, France |
Age at death | 26 |
Place of burial | Hebecourt British Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 5), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 174 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Jesse and Margaret HILLIER, Walsh Street, Newtown, Ipswich, Queensland |
Family/military connections | Nephew: 7176 Pte Harold Gregory HILLIER, 25th Bn, killed in action, France, 3 October 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |