HILLMAN, Robert Charles
| Service Number: | SX10105 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 August 1940, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bridgewater, SA, 19 April 1911 |
| Home Town: | Yumali, The Coorong, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Roby School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Papua, 8 September 1942, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Coomandook - Yumali WW2 Honor Roll, Port Moresby (Bomana) Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 9 Aug 1940: | Involvement Private, SX10105, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 9 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 9 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX10105, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Feb 1941: | Embarked | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Pte. Robert Hillman 2/27th Batt. AIF of Yumali aged 31. Son of Mr and Mrs C Hillman of Yumali. Educated at Roby School where he was a brilliant scholar. Fond of sport interested in football cricket and hunting. A farmer in civil life and very fond of horses and dogs. Enlisted in 2nd AIF in August 1940 and sailed for overseas on February 4th 1941. Served through the Syrian campaign and returned to Australia in March 1942. Reported killed in action in New Guinea on September 8 1942.
Information supplied from The Personal Pictorial Honor Roll of South Australians who have enlisted in the Second World War.
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