HILLIEAR , Edward Francis Patrick
| Service Number: | 266 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1914, Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Strath Creek, Victoria, Australia, 7 August 1894 |
| Home Town: | Yea, Murrindindi, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Strath Creek State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, At sea (HS Gloucester Castle), 5 August 1915, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at sea, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broadford War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Yea War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 266, Broadmeadows, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 266, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 266, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 26 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 266, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
Edward Francis Patrick Hilliear
When Edward Francis Patrick Hilliear was born on 9 August 1894 in Yea, Victoria, his father, Charles, was 25 and his mother, Alice, was 25. He had one brother and six sisters. He died on 5 August 1915 in Gelibolu, Canakkale, Turkey, at the age of 20, and was buried in Sea, Somerset.
Death
05 Aug 1915 • Gallipoli, Canakkale, Turkey
Private Edward Francis Patrick HILLIEAR, a 20 year old Farrier from Broadford, Victoria. He enlisted on 20 August 1914; and subsequently Died of Wounds, 5 August 1915, and subsequently was buried at sea.
Burial
6 August 1915 • Gallipoli, Canakkale, Turkey
HILLIEAR -On the 5th August, died of wounds at the Dardanelles, Edward F.P., 4th Light Horse AIF. eldest son of C. C. Hilliear. Strath Creek aged 20 years, 11 months R.I.P.
Yea Chronicle
26 August 1915... Word has also been received by the parents of Private E. Hilliear, of the First Expeditionary Force, that their son died on the 5th August from wounds received at the Dardanelles. Private Hillier was a member of the Australian Light Horse, the members of which entertained him and other Light Horsemen prior to leaving for the front. He took a prominent part in all sport and was well liked and respected by all. He was amongst the first to offer his services for his country. His parents, who reside at Strath Creek, have received many expressions of sympathy for the loss of their promising son.
Submitted 12 May 2019 by Val Sparnaay
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