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HILL, George Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 108 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 September 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Ryde, New South Wales, Australia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Newtown (NSW), Inner West, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Fort Street School Model School, Paddington, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Accountant |
| Died: | Wounds - left shoulder, 19th General Hospitla, Alexandria, Egypt, 16 July 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery Row M, Grave 6 Headstone inscription reads: Esteemed by his comrades, Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Baulkham Hills William Thompson Masonic School War Memorial, Petersham Fort Street High School Great War Honour Roll, Sydney United Grand Lodge Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 108, 1st Field Ambulance, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 108, 1st Field Ambulance, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 108, 1st Field Ambulance, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 16 Jul 1915: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 108, 1st Field Ambulance, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 108 awm_unit: 1st Australian Field Ambulance awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-07-16 | |
| 16 Aug 1915: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Awarded in the London Gazette, Supplement, No. 29354 on 5 November 1915; Commonwealth Gazette, No. 12 on 27 January 1916 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Peter and Isabella Hill of 4 Bligh Street, Newton, NSW. Brother of Harold Septimus Hill who returned to Australia on 1 August 1918 having served with the 13th Battalion and Nellie Marie Hill
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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