HILL, Samuel John
| Service Number: | 2225 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 May 1915, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 29 October 1897 |
| Home Town: | South Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Junction Park State School South Brisbane |
| Occupation: | Warehouse/Shop Assistant |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 18 September 1918, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Jeancourt Communal Cemetery Extension V D 3 |
| Tree Plaque: |
Yeronga Avenue of Honour
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| Memorials: | Annerley Stephens Shire Council Residents Honour Board 1, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Yeronga War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 11 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2225, 15th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 12 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2225, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2225, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Brisbane | |
| 31 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal | |
| 4 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal | |
| 5 Nov 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant | |
| 23 Jun 1917: | Honoured Military Medal | |
| 4 Jul 1917: | Promoted Second Lieutenant | |
| 26 May 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 18 Sep 1918: | Involvement Lieutenant, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 45 Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-09-18 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John HILL and Mary HILL nee READ, School Road, Yeronga, Brisbane, Qld.
IN MEMORY OF THE DEARLY LOVED SON OF MR. & MRS. J. HILL OF BRISBANE
Word has been received by Mr. and Mrs. J. Hill, School road, Yeronga, that their eldest son, Lieutenant Samuel John Hill, M.M., was killed in action on the 18th September. Lieutenant Hill left here as a private in the 6th reinforcements of the 16th Battalion, in June, 1915, and was through the August fighting in Gallipoli in that year. When in Egypt, he was transferred to the 47th Battalion, which was then formed, and fought with that battalion in all its battles in France and Belgium. At Messines, he was awarded the Military Medal and promoted to 2nd-Lieutenant— afterwards being promoted lieutenant. Thus all his honours were gained in the field. When the 47th battalion was broken up for want of reinforcements, he was again transferred to the 45th, in which battalion he was serving when killed. This brave young soldier would have attained his 21st birthday on the 28th October.
Military Medal
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 219
Date: 20 December 1917
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