Robert Alexander HILL

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Service Number:	5106
Enlisted:	22 December 1915, 16th Reinforcements
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	13th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Guildford, England , date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Guildford, New South Wales
Schooling:	State School, Merrylands, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
Occupation:	Labourer, Stockman
Died:	Died of wounds while a Prisoner of War, Germany, 25 April 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Hamburg Cemetery, Germany III G 8
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Guildford Soldier's Memorial, Sydney Singer Sewing Machine Company's Employees Roll of Honour

22 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5106, 13th Infantry Battalion, 16th Reinforcements
31 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 5106, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
11 Apr 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5106, 13th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (First)
11 Apr 1917:	Imprisoned Bullecourt (First), Captured by the German. He sustained bullet wounds to his thigh prior to capture and died of wounds in Verden Hospital whilst being held as a POW. It is thought he may also have sustained a wound to his head. It is believed that he was well cared for. (seeAWM Red Cross file)

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