William Erick HILL

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HILL, William Erick

Service Numbers:	5939, 8883
Enlisted:	16 January 1915, Oaklands, South Australia
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	1st Australian Army Service Corps Company
Born:	Prospect, South Australia, 31 March 1894
Home Town:	Nailsworth, Prospect, South Australia
Schooling:	North Adelaide Public School
Occupation:	Plumber
Died:	Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 12 November 1915, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli II E 17,
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Campbelltown Methodist Church WW1 Honour Roll, North Adelaide Public School Roll of Honor, Prospect Roll of Honour A-G WWI Board

World War 1 Service

16 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 5939, 4th Light Horse Brigade Train, Oaklands, South Australia
26 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 5939, 4th Light Horse Brigade Train, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
26 May 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 5939, 4th Light Horse Brigade Train, HMAT Afric, Adelaide
12 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 8883, 1st Australian Army Service Corps Company , ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 8883 awm_unit: Australian Army Service Corps awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1915-11-12

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Biography contributed by John Edwards

Son of Leonard Risby HILL and Elizabeth Margaret ene BREEDING

"...8883 Driver William Eric Hill, 20th Company AASC. A plumber of Nailsworth, SA, he embarked from Adelaide aboard HMAT Afric (A19) on 26 May 1915 with the 14th Company Army Service Corps, 4th Light Horse Brigade Train. On 12 November 1915 he received a bullet wound to the head and subsequently died. He was buried the next day in Shrapnel Valley Cemetery and the service was conducted by Chaplain 4th Class Thomas Pearce Bennett." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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