HILL, Thomas Charles
| Service Number: | 1945 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 June 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Percydale, Vic., 1884 |
| Home Town: | Sebastopol, Ballarat, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Sebastopol State School |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 28 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1945, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 26 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1945, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1945, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Mrs Hill, Yarrowe Street, Sebastopol, Victoria
Charles Thomas Hill (SN 1945) was born in Percydale but was educated at the Sebastopol State School. When he enlisted on 16th June 1915, he was a 31-years-old, single, Miner. He was posted to the 23rd Infantry Battalion and embarked from Melbourne in late August. He reached Gallipoli in October and was wounded shortly before the evacuation. Once recovered he moved to France in late March 1916. He was killed in action on 28th July 1916 during the fighting at Pozieres. He has no known grave and his name is recorded on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France.