John George HILL

Regimental number14822
Date of birth21 July 1895
Place of birthStratford
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBushman
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height6' 0"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinFather, G Hill, Simons Mill, Harworth, New Plymouth
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date17 March 1896
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 5th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company (Unattached)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 26 June 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs George Hill, Taikatu Road, Auroa, Taranaki
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 26 June 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 22 August 1916; marched into Sling Camp, 25 August 1916.

Proceeded overseas to France, 19 September 1916; joined 2nd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, , 3 October 1916, and posted to A Company.

Admitted to 77th Field Ambulance, 17 May 1917 (tonsillitis), and transferred to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance; rejoined unit, 20 June 1917.

Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 18 August 1917 (conjunctivitis); rejoined unit, 23 August 1917.

Found guilty, 15 September 1917, of falling out of a Working Party without permission: awarded 10 days' Field Punishment No 2.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 38
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18048062