Basil Hugh Vincent Hill

(Confirmed)

Born: 14 May, 1892

Died: 12 April, 1963

Biographical Summary:

A legal clerk with the NSW Department of Public Works who enlisted in the AIF on 8 March 1915. He embarked for Egypt with the 5th Field Ambulance on 31 May.

He landed at Gallipoli in the third week of August. In the second week of October he showed the first symptoms of enteric and was hospitalised before eventually being evacuated to Malta and then Egypt for treatment and convalescence.

He embarked for Australia on 21 January 1916 and arrived 29 February. After further convalescence he returned to duty on 31 May and commenced training as a reinforcement for the 22nd Howitzer Battery. He was assessed as medically unfit and discharged from the AIF on 22 January 1917. [JSB]

Recorded Names:

• Basil Hugh Vincent Hill

Service Number: 2929

Ranks:

• Held rank of Private

Birth Records:

• 12 May, 1892 in Paddington, NSW, Australia

Death Records:

• 12 April, 1963 in Artarmon

Address:

• Murulla 55 Belmont Road Mosman NSW Australia

Relationships:

• father - John Joseph Hill
• mother - Emmeline Magdeline Conneff
• wife - Jessie Florence Burgess
• brother - Leo Gordon Hill
• brother - Arthur Hamilton Hill
• brother - Robert George William Hill

Organisations:

• Member of - 5th Australian Field Ambulance

Main Sources:

• Hill Basil Hugh Vincent SERN 2929 POB Sydney NSW POE Liverpool NSW NOK F Hill John Joseph (Webpage)
• First World War Embarkation Roll Basil Hugh Vincent Hill (Webpage)

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