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HILLS, Reginald William James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2982 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 July 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Balmain, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Coachpainter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 18 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Vaulx Hill Cemetery Plot 11, Row G, Grave 1 , Vaulx Hill Cemetery, Vaulx, Picardie, France, St Sever Cemetery Extension, Haute-Normandie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2982, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 30 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2982, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2982, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 16 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 56th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 4th Battalion to the 56th Battalion | |
| 10 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 14th Machine Gun Company, Transferred from the 56th Battalion to the 14th Machine Gun Company | |
| 18 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 2982, 14th Machine Gun Company, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2982 awm_unit: 14 Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-05-18 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Henry Hills and Mary Julia Hills of 2 Whistler Road, Manly, NSW; brother of Annie Hills and James Henry Hills
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal