HILL, Robert Henry
Service Number: | 24227 |
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Enlisted: | 28 March 1940, Melbourne, VIC, Australia |
Last Rank: | Petty Officer |
Last Unit: | HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 |
Born: | Nth Edwardstown, South Australia, 28 November 1914 |
Home Town: | Glenelg, Holdfast Bay, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Employee of Municipal Tramways Trust |
Died: | Killed in Action, Indian Ocean, 20 November 1941, aged 26 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" At Sea |
Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Birkenhead HMAS Sydney (II) D48 Memorial, Brighton Glenelg District WW2 Honour Roll, Carnarvon HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Carnarvon Walk of Remembrance, Geraldton HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Glenelg and District WW1 & WW2 Honour Board, Plymouth Naval Memorial to the Missing / Lost at Sea |
World War 2 Service
28 Mar 1940: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Engine Room Artificer IV, 24227, HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 | |
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28 Mar 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Engine Room Artificer IV, 24227, HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2, Melbourne, VIC, Australia | |
28 Mar 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, 24227 | |
Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Harry Rogers Hill, and of Alice Jessie Hill, of Clarence Park, South Australia.
Engineer Artificer Robert Henry Hill, son of Mrs. A. J. Hill, of 402 Cross roads, Clarence Park, joined the Royal Australian Navy in March, 1940. He was previously employed by the Municipal Tramways Trust, and was a member of the Intermediate Legacy Club. Won Cup for Boxing