The AIF Project

Loftus HILLS

Date of birth31 March 1885
Place of birthDeloraine Tas
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMining engineer and geologist
AddressLower Road, Treyallyn, Launceston, Tasmania
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinWife, Mrs Jessie Adelaide Hills, 117 Armstrong Street, Middle Park, Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date18 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentLieutenant
Unit nameTunnelling Company 4, Headquarters 1
AWM Embarkation Roll number16/10/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 22 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Tunnelling Company
Promotions

2nd Lieutenant


Unit: Mining Corps
Promotion date: 1 January 1916

Lieutenant


Unit: Mining Corps, Tunnelling Company
Promotion date: 1 May 1916

FateReturned to Australia 3 March 1919
Medals

OBE (Military)


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 109
Date: 15 September 1919

Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: Officer of the Order of the British Empire, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Print format    


© The AIF Project 2024, UNSW Canberra. Not to be reproduced without permission.