William Corbett HILL

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Service Number:	228
Enlisted:	21 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	7th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Wellington, New Zealand, 25 August 1887
Home Town:	Essendon, Moonee Valley, Victoria
Schooling:	Terrace Public School, Wellington, New Zealand
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915, aged 27 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 29, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

21 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 228, Enlisted at Melbourne
19 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 228, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 228, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne

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Son of Henry Edward and Henrietta Ann Hill of 28 Mackay Street, Essendon, Victoria formerly of 33 McCarron Parade, Essendon

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal