HILL W.J.
Given Names: Walter John
Service Number: 152/4539
Unit: 23rd Battalion, A Company
Rank: Private
Paybook Number: 74435
Age: 18 Yrs 1 Mth
Occupation: Surveyor
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Church of England
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 9 In
Weight: 154 Lbs
Chest: 35-39 In
Hair: Medium
Eyes: Blue
Complexion: Medium
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 22/2/1915
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: MOTHER Mrs Minnie Hill
14 Kent Street, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 10/5/1915
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Euripides A14
END OF WAR
Status: Returned to Australia
Ship: Orsova
Embarked: 8/1/1919
Disembarked: 22/2/1919
Unit: 5th Field Company Engineers
Rank: 2nd Lieutenant
Discharge Date: 10/5/1919
Place: Melbourne
MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: 22162
British War Medal: 11334
Victory Medal: 11246
Other:
BIRTH
Date or Year: 5/1/1897
Place: Kew, Victoria
Father: William John HILL
Mother: Minnie Annie De Lacy MASTERS
MARRIAGE
Year: 1924
Place:
Spouse: Svea Kathleen WAERM
DEATH
Date or Year: 24/5/1954
Place: Yarraville, Victoria
Burial: Springvale, Victoria
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Wounded in action 3/6/1918; gun shot wound, remained on duty
* In WW2 gave DOB 5/1/1905 and place of birth as Mayfield, England
MEMORIALS
Kew State School
Kew War Memorial
Holy Trinity Church
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
Service Number: VX9478
Date Enlisted: 7/12/1939
Date Discharged: 26/8/1941
COMMENTS