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HILLS, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 308 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 August 1914, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Spring Grove, Crookwell, NSW, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Crookwell, Upper Lachlan Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Kialla Public School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Crookwell War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 308, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 308, 1st Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 308, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
| 8 Aug 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 308, 1st Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 308 awm_unit: 1st Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-08 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Alfred and Rebecca HILLS, "Spring Grove", Crookwell, New South Wales
Died of wounds (gun shot wound, thigh), Hospital Ship 'Dunluce Castle', 8 August 1915; buried at sea between Anzac and Malta by A Maxwell.
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