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HILLIER, Frank Woodcock
| Service Number: | 2672 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Circumstances of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Adelaide St John's Anglican Church Memorial Tablet, Balhannah Old Scholars Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2672, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
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| 23 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2672, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Adelaide | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 2672, 50th Infantry Battalion |
Frank Hillier
Name: Frank Woodcock Hillier
Service Number: 2672
Place of Birth: Adelaide
Date of Birth: 26 May 1899
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 4 September 1916
Age at Enlistment: 18 years 3 months
Next of Kin: Mother, Rosetta Hillier
Occupation: Leather Trade
Religion: Church of England
Rank: Private
Frank left Australia with the 50th Battalion on 23 October 1916 on board HMT Port Melbourne. On 13 March 1917 he was admitted to Sutton Veny Hospital and listed as “seriously ill’. However, further details of the nature of his condition were not provided in his file. His unit went to France on 26 March 1918. Frank was shot in the left shoulder during action in France on 11 August 1918 and was sent to Beaufort War Hospital in England the next week. Frank returned to Australia on the Ceramic on 25 January 1919 and was discharged on 21 April.
Submitted 22 October 2023 by christopher collins