HILL, Arthur
| Service Number: | 2537 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 November 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, February 1900 |
| Home Town: | Moonee Ponds, Moonee Valley, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School, Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Flers, France, 27 October 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2537, 29th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 14 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 2537, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 2537, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne |
WW1
the story of this soldier has been written in the book titled "The Lost Boys" published 2019 and written by Paul Byrnes. The story is written at pages 258 to 269. Rest In Peace Lest We Forget
Submitted 11 November 2022 by Maxwell HILL
Biography contributed by Peter Rankin
Arthur was only 16 years 8 months old when he was killed. His family epitaph reads- ONLY A LAD, BUT DID A MAN'S DUTY.
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
AWM Summary:
Private Arthur Hill (2537, 29th Battalion) was a farm labourer from Moonee Ponds, Victoria. He had been a bugler with the CMF before enlisting in September 1915. Arthur was killed in action near Flers, France on 27 October 1916, only 12 days after joining his battalion. He is commemorated at the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France. Arthurs’ mother wrote that he was 16 years 4 months. Arthur’s father Private Thomas Hill also served in the AIF with the 4th Australian Division Headquarters.
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