William John Hill

1883-1938

Unit

5th Reinforcements

Rank

Lance Corporal

Serial

48503

About

Born in New Zealand

31 May 1883
Parents

Mother

Sarah Jane Hill

Father

William Henry Hill
Live

Hometown

Auckland
Work

Occupation

Miner

Employer

Commercial Travellers Club
Life

Marital Status

Single

Army Experience

  • Royal Navy

    3 years in the United Kingdom

  • World War I (1914-1918)

    New Zealand Tunnellers

    British War Medal ribbon

    British War Medal

    Victory Medal ribbon

    Victory Medal

    Death

    Died at the age of 55

    30 October 1938

    Sources

    Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira: Online Cenotaph He Toa Taumata Rau.

    New Zealand Archives Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, AABK 18805 W5541 4/0054850, Military Personnel File.

    Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Vol.III, Roll No.62, Government Printer, Wellington, 1914-1919, p. 39.

    How to cite this page

    Anthony Byledbal, “William John Hill (1883-1938)“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/385