Charles Stevens HILL

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Service Number:	842
Enlisted:	29 August 1914
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	53rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	East Molseley, Surrey, England, 1888
Home Town:	Glebe, New South Wales
Schooling:	East Molseley National School, Surrey, England
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Glebe War Memorial, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

29 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 842
18 Oct 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 842, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney
18 Oct 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 842, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
9 Mar 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1st Infantry Battalion
14 Aug 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Infantry Battalion
14 Dec 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1st Infantry Battalion
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 842, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)

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Younger brother Alexander Wiliam George Hill joined the British Army in 1914 but was discharged due to Tubercle Lung. He would be dead by 1918.