George HILL

Regimental number53859
True NameHILL, George John
OccupationSawmiller
Next of kinWife, Mrs A Hill, Dobson, Brunnerton
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 31st Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT No 97 Tahiti on 16 November 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Entrenching Battalion
FateKilled in Action 14 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: the late William and Mary Jane Hill, Dobson; Wife: Annie Hill, Dobson, Brunnerton, Greymouth
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 75, p. 11