HILL, Alfred John
| Service Number: | 1729 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Echuca, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Perth Boys School, James St, Perth, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Mechanical dentist |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 29 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Courcelette British Cemetery Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 19 (Remains discovered 1919) |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1729, 28th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 23 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 1729, 28th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 1729, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Fremantle |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Alfred Hill was reported missing during the heavy fighting at Pozieres 29 July 1916. His death was confirmed by a Court of Enquiry in 1917. His remains seem to have been discovered by the Graves Exhumation people in 1919. It is stated in his service file that his remains were identified by the presence of his tunic on the remains, which was legibly marked with his full regimental particulars. No disc or personal belongings were recovered. Unfortunately, this information was only conveyed to his mother during 1921, along with photographs of the grave. She was upset that news of the discovery of his body had not been sent to her prior to his burial, which was no fault of Base Records, rather the War Graves took some time forwarding the burial information.
Alfred’s brother, 3537 Rowland Joseph Hill 51st Battalion AIF, was killed in action only a fortnight later, also at Pozieres, on 14 August 1916, age 25.
They were the sons of Alfred and Jessie Hill, of Alma Road, North Perth, Western Australia, although from Alfred’s service file it seems that his mother, Jessie was a widow just after the war.
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