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HILL, Thomas Charles Whitfield
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 41 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Abbotsford, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clicker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 16 July 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 11, Row C, Grave 15, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 41, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 41, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 41, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 16 Jul 1915: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Awarded posthumously con conspicuous gallantry Awarded and promulgated in the London Gazette, fourth Supplement, No. 29664, 11 July 1916; Commonwealth Gazette No. 176 on 30 November 1916. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Mary Ann Hill of 3 Greenwood Street, Abbotsford, Victoria
Medals: Mentioned in Despatches, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Apprenticed to I. C. Cuthbertson of Hobart, Tasmania for about 5 years
Also served with the Tasmanian Garrison, Citizen Forces
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