Donovan Oldham HILL

Regimental number25/549
OccupationEngineer
Next of kinMother, Mrs Jessie Hill, Seymour Avenue, Nelson
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 5 February 1916
Final rankCorporal
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 24 November 1917
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialButtes New British Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No 12), Polygon Wood, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Jessie Hill, 103 Nile Street East, Nelson
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 15