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HILL, Lionel Were
(Service number 7/2269)

Temuka War Memorial, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.25 #01)

Temuka War Memorial dedication inscription, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.25 #05)

Temuka War Memorial plaque, names G-M, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum )

Memorial Cross, St John's Church, Temuka, pictured in 2010 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.24 #01)

Aliases
First Rank	Trooper	Last Rank	Private

Birth

Date	abt 1895	Place of Birth	Barnstaple, Devon

Enlistment Information

Date		Age
Address at Enlistment
Occupation	Farm Labourer
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status	single
Next of Kin	C Hill (father) Post-Office, Lee, Ilfracombe, Devon, England
Religion
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	10th Reinforcements, Canterbury Mounted Rifles, C Squadron
Date	4 March 1916
Transport	HMNZT 47 or 48; Willochra or Tofua
Embarked From	Wellington, New Zealand	Destination	Suez, Egypt

Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With	Canterbury Infantry Regiment

Military Awards

Campaigns
Service Medals
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date		Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date	1 October 1916	Age	21
Place of Death	Somme, France
Cause	Killed in action
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery	Caterpillar Valley, (NZ) Memorial Caterpillar Velley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France
Memorial Reference
New Zealand Memorials	On Memorial wall, Timaru; Geraldine War Memorial; Temuka RSA Roll of Honour; Temuka War Memorial

Biographical Notes

Son of Charles and Mary Hill of Lee, Ilfracombe, Devon, England

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Researched and Written by

Liz Shea (SC branch NZSG)

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