William Cowper HILL

Regimental number24/2221
Place of birthManchester, England
OccupationClerk
Next of kinFather, John Hill, Looe, Cornwall, England
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 5th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 17 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialHeilly Station Cemetery (Plot II, Row H, Grave No 39), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Emily Jane Hill, School House, Sampford Courtenay, Devon, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 27, p. 6