William John Rusden HILL

Regimental number12/2567
OccupationJournalist
Next of kinFather, Samuel Hill, Permit and Passport Officer, Internal Affairs, Auckland
Rank on embarkation2nd Lieutenant
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 33rd Reinforcements, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT No 99 Athenic on 31 December 1917
Final rank2nd Lieutenant
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 5 September 1918
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialAbbeville Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row D, Grave No 25), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Samuel and Caroline Hill, Auckland
Medals

Military Cross

'Finding his line was badly enfiladed he took four men with him and worked out to the threatened flank. He reorganised the troops there and led them forward against heavy fire and re-established the situation. His gallantry and leadership inspired and encouraged the men at a trying time.'
Source: 'London Gazette'
Date: 29 November 1918

Other details

War service: Samoa, Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: Military Cross, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsSee other entry.
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 76, p. 15
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18048118

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