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HILL, John Leo
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 675 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914, An original of F Company |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dunolly, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Dunolly, Central Goldfields, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Talbot State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Panel 30, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dunolly Memorial Pillar, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 675, 8th Infantry Battalion, An original of F Company | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 675, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 675, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 675, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Amongst those who have been killed Is Private John Leo Hill, of Dunolly, who was a brother of Mrs. Bert Downs, of Dunolly, for whom there is general sympathy. He belonged to the 8th Battalion, and was only 22 years of age, and was an old scholar of the Talbot State School. Prior to enlisting he was employed by, the State Rivers and Water Supply at Birchip, where he was well known.
Dunolly and Betbetshire Express 4 June 1915.
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