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HILL, Walter Patrick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4508 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 November 1915, Claremont, Tas. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 12 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Noreuil Australian Cemetery, Picardie Plot E. 7. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4508, 12th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tas. | |
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| 8 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 4508, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 4508, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Melbourne | |
| 4 Dec 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 52nd Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 19 Dec 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 52nd Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 17 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 52nd Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 12 Apr 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 4508, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4508 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-04-12 | |
| 12 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 4508, 52nd Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Walter Hill, who attained the rank of sergeant, was for many years, from his boyhood on-with the late Mr P. Halloran and was also well and popularly known throughout the district which he left some eight or nine years ago. He leaves a wife and seven children, for whom the greatest sympathy is expressed throughout the district.
Huon Times 8th May 1917
Source: tasmanianwarcasualties.com
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