William Reginald HILL

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Service Number:	VX59154
Enlisted:	8 July 1941
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd/5th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Blayney, New South Wales, Australia, 5 June 1922
Home Town:	Hawthorn, Boroondara, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Bricklayers Improver
Died:	Killed in Action, New Guinea, 17 August 1943, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot R. Row B. Grave 1. Personal Inscription ~ "FOREVER WE WILL REMEMBER"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Private, VX59154
8 Jul 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX59154
14 Aug 1943:	Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/5th Infantry Battalion

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