HILL, Ernest
| Service Number: | 2425 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 June 1915, 7th Reinf |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 54th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cutcombe, Somerset, England, 1877 |
| Home Town: | Maryvale, Wellington, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Cutcombe [sic] School, Taunton, Somerset, England |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais Grave I. K. 11. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2425, 2nd Infantry Battalion, 7th Reinf | |
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| 14 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 2425, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 2425, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Sydney | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 2425, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2425 awm_unit: 54th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-07-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Served in the British Army (Devonshire Infantry) in India and in the South African War (at Ladysmith).
Cutcombe is a village and civil parish 9 miles (14 km) south of Minehead and north of Dulverton straddling the ridge between Exmoor and the Brendon Hills in Somerset.
Enlisted 2/3 June 1915 at Liverpool, New South Wales
Private-2nd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on 14 July 1915
Sergeant 54th Battalion
War service: Egypt,
Disembarked Alexandria, 28 December 1915.
Promoted to Lance Corporal, Tel el Kebir, 8 January 1916.
Transferred to 54th Bn, 12 February 1916; joined 54th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 16 February 1916.
Promoted Corporal, 1 March 1916; Sergeant, 1 May 1916.
Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.
Gallipoli, [He was one of the last three in the trenches during the evacuation from Gallipoli. (details from his mother).
Promoted to Temporary Sergeant, Composite Company, 9th Bn, Gallipoli, 1 October 1915.
Joined 2nd Bn, Gallipoli, 31 October 1915, and reverted to the rank of Private.
Western Front-Killed in Action, aged 39 between 19-20 July 1916-this was at the time of the Battle of Fromelles which was near Fleurbaix]
Son of Mary STONE (formerly HILL), Luckwell Bridge, Wheddon Cross, Somerset, England, and the late John HILL
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