HILLS, Frank
| Service Number: | 248 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 September 1914, Enoggera, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer Class 2 |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brighton, England, United Kingdom, 15 November 1882 |
| Home Town: | Wynnum, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier, (later Prison warder) |
| Died: | Accidental (hit by a car), Brisbane, Queensland, 23 April 1952, aged 69 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 2 May 1901: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper | |
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| 18 Dec 1901: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 248, Enoggera, Queensland | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Sergeant, 248, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 248, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane | |
| 18 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Regimental Sergeant Major, 248, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 15 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Warrant Officer Class 2, 248, 9th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 18 Dec 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, 248 |
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"Prison service veteran dies
Veteran gaol warder Frank ("Trooper") Hills will be cremated in Brisbane to-day. Mr. Hills, who was 71, was a warder at St. Helena and Boggo Road gaols for 29 years before he retired in 1947. He was struck by a car in Brisbane on Wednesday night and died a few hours afterwards. He lived in Delville Avenue, Yeerongpilly, and had served in the Boer War and World War I. Until yesterday he had never missed an Anzac Day march in Brisbane." - from the Courier Mail 26 Apr 1952 (nla.gov.au)
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