Oliver Alexander HILLMAN

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HILLMAN, Oliver Alexander

Service Number:	N21531
Enlisted:	5 January 1940, Rozelle, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	55/53 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, 10 March 1919
Home Town:	Rozelle, Leichhardt, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Abattoir labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, Papua New Guinea, 30 August 1942, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Port Moresby Memorial, Port Moresby, Papua, Papua New Guinea
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Moresby (Bomana) Memorial

World War 2 Service

5 Jan 1940:	Enlisted Private, N21531, Rozelle, New South Wales
5 Jan 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N21531
30 Aug 1942:	Involvement Private, N21531, 55/53 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF, Kokoda - Papua

Service History

Pte. Hillman was a member of A/A Platoon, HQ Company, 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion. Served alongside my relative WO2 (then CPL) F T Greenshields in the A/A platoon. It is possible that either my relative or CPL A J Scott was his Section Commander.

Submitted 29 July 2018 by Lachlan Booth

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