HILLIER  G.H.

Given Names:  George Henry

               

Service Number:  5110

Unit:  8th Battalion, 16th reinforcements                                                                           

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number:  263129

 

Age:  22 Yrs  5 Mths

Occupation:  Engineer                                                                                                    

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

 

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  7¼ In                  

Weight:  114 Lbs

Chest:  31-33¼ In

Hair:  Black

Eyes:  Grey

Complexion:  Medium

 

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  2/2/1916

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  Edward Hillier

22 Disraeli Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                       

Embarkation Date:  1/4/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Suffolk A23

 

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Ceramic

Embarked:  25/1/1919                               

Disembarked:  23/3/1919

Unit:  8th Battalion                                                                                                                        

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:  26/7/1919                       

Place:  Melbourne

 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  38537

Victory Medal:  38127

Other:    

 

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1893

Place:  Kew, Victoria                               

Father:  Edward HILLIER                         

Mother:  Matilda Jarman DAVISON

 

MARRIAGE

Year:  1920     

Place:  Victoria

Spouse: Olvie Myrtle COOPER

 

DEATH

Date or Year: 8/2/1975                            

Place: Heidelberg, Victoria                      

Burial:  Box Hill Cemetery, Victoria

 

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Suffered trench fever in 1918

 

MEMORIALS

Kew State School

Kew War Memorial

Holy Trinity Church

 

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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Date Enlisted:                                                        

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COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Kew Rotary