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HILDER, Thomas Roy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4514 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Burnie, Tasmania, Australia, 29 October 1894 |
| Home Town: | Burnie, Burnie, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Sawmill |
| Died: | Illness, Burnie, Tasmania, Australia, 20 August 1940, aged 45 years |
| Cemetery: |
Wivenhoe General Cemetery, Burnie, Tasmania |
| Memorials: | Tasmania (Launceston) Garden of Remembrance |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 4514, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
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| 8 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 4514, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Melbourne | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, "When his gun was heavily shelled, Gunner Hilder carried on with the utmost coolness and determination and assisted in silencing the hostile battery. He continued to shoot and work his gun even when it was attacked by a low flying aeroplane." |
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