Lionel Were HILL

Regimental number7/2269
OccupationFarm labourer
Next of kinFather, C Hill, Post Office, Lee, Ilfracombe, Devon, England
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 10th Reinforcements, Canterbury Mounted Rifles, C Squadron
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 4 March 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 1 October 1916
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Mary Hill, Lee, Ilfracombe, Devon, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 4

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