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HILL, George
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1101 |
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Enlisted: | 11 September 1914 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
Born: | Birmingham, England, March 1893 |
Home Town: | Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Northfield Church School, Worcestershire |
Occupation: | Miner |
Died: | Died of wounds, France, 17 November 1916 |
Cemetery: |
Bernafay Wood British Cemetery, Montauban Bernafay Wood British Cemetery, Montauban, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
11 Sep 1914: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private | |
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20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 1101, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 1101, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide | |
17 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 1101, 1st Pioneer Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1101 awm_unit: 1st Australian Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-11-17 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Kearney
His brother, Lieutenant Alfred Thomas Hill MC, of the 10th Battalion died of wounds on 30 May 1918 - Both were original members of the 10th Battalion.