Ernest Shaw HILL

Regimental number12/1985
Date of birth16 December 1877
Place of birthAuckland
ReligionBaptist
OccupationLabourer
AddressOwen Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation38
Height5' 9"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinFather, John Hill, Owen Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date6 January 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 21 Willochra on 17 April 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitAuckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 10), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs John Hill, Owen Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Joined unit at Gallipoli, 28 July 1915.

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 22 March 1916, concluded: 'Reported missing, believed dead, on or about 8 August 1915.'

War service: 215 days (of which 114 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Fourth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18047881

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