Robert Henry HILL

HILL, Robert Henry

    Service Number: 24227
    Enlisted: 28 March 1940, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Last Rank: Petty Officer
    Last Unit: HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2
    Born: Nth Edwardstown, South Australia, 28 November 1914
    Home Town: Glenelg, Holdfast Bay, South Australia
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Employee of Municipal Tramways Trust
    Died: Killed in Action, Indian Ocean, 20 November 1941, aged 26 years
    Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
    At Sea
    Memorials: Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Birkenhead HMAS Sydney (II) D48 Memorial, Brighton Glenelg District WW2 Honour Roll, Carnarvon HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Carnarvon Walk of Remembrance, Geraldton HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Glenelg and District WW1 & WW2 Honour Board, Plymouth Naval Memorial to the Missing / Lost at Sea
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    World War 2 Service

    28 Mar 1940: Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Engine Room Artificer IV, 24227, HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2
    28 Mar 1940: Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Engine Room Artificer IV, 24227, HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    28 Mar 1940: Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, 24227
    Date unknown: Involvement

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    Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

    Son of Harry Rogers Hill, and of Alice Jessie Hill, of Clarence Park, South Australia.

    Engineer Artificer Robert Henry Hill, son of Mrs. A. J. Hill, of 402 Cross roads, Clarence Park, joined the Royal Australian Navy in March, 1940. He  was previously employed by the Municipal Tramways Trust, and was a member of the Intermediate Legacy Club. Won Cup for Boxing

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