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HILLARD, William Gilbert

Service Numbers:	3518, S212677
Enlisted:	1 November 1939, Keswick, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Laura, South Australia, 2 December 1883
Home Town:	Peterborough (Formerly Petersburg), South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Bricklayer and Stonemason
Died:	Ethelton, South Australia , 7 July 1943, aged 59 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia Section FX, Drive A, Path 31, Site Number 265C
Memorials:	Gladstone Town and District WW1 Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

12 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 3518, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
12 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 3518, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Driver, 3518, 10th Infantry Battalion

World War 2 Service

1 Nov 1939:	Involvement Private, S212677
1 Nov 1939:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, S212677
1 Nov 1939:	Enlisted Keswick, SA
5 Jan 1940:	Discharged

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Biography contributed by Anita Tsamtsikas

He died in 1943 leaving behind his widowed wife Phoebe and daughter Glady's.