William John HILL

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Service Number:	234
Enlisted:	18 April 1916, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Machine Gun Battalion
Born:	Benalla, Victoria, Australia, September 1894
Home Town:	Mulwala, Corowa Shire, New South Wales
Schooling:	Mulwala Public School
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 19 August 1918
Cemetery:	Heath Cemetery, Picardie, France Plot VII, Row F, Grave No. 1, Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mulwala War Memorial, The South Australian National War Memorial

18 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 234, 8th Machine Gun Company, Adelaide, South Australia
4 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 234, 8th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
4 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 234, 8th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne
19 Aug 1918:	Involvement Private, 234, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 234 awm_unit: 5th Australian Machine Gun Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-19

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