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Frederick Thomas HILLS

Regimental number5946
Place of birthNorthcote, Victoria
SchoolNyora and Jeetho State Schools, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationSchool teacher
Address220 Roden Street, West Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, Richard Hills, 220 Roden Street, West Melbourne, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date22 September 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll22 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name22nd Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/39/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 2 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll22nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPasschendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death22.3
Place of burialButtes New British Cemetery (Plot XVII, Row B, Grave No. 18), Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
96
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Richard and Louisa HILLS. Native of Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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