HILL, Arthur George
| Service Number: | 5029 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dublin, Ireland, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | St George's School, Dublin, Ireland |
| Occupation: | Upholsterer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 3 October 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31. , Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 5029, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
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| 3 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 5029, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
22nd Battalion, 13th Reinforcement, Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
He was 35 and the son of William Frederick and Henrietta Louisa Hill, of 8331, Midbury Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A. His mother also had an address at 2 Great Charles Street, Dublin, Ireland.
Age on arrival in Australia-30
Address-302 Johnston Street, Abbotsford, Victoria.
Enlistment date-8 February 1916
Place of enlistment-Melbourne, Victoria
Age at embarkation-31
AWM Embarkation Roll number-23/39/4
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on 3 July 1916.
War service: Western Front
NAA: B2455, HILL Arthur George
An Arthur J. Hill is remembered on the St. George's Great War Memorial now located in St. Thomas's Church, Cathal Brugha Street, Dublin 1. It is reasonably believed the war memorial is in error and that Arthur George Hill was intended.
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