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HILL, Lionel Were
(Service number 7/2269)

Temuka War Memorial, pictured in 2007
Temuka War Memorial dedication inscription, pictured in 2007
Temuka War Memorial plaque, names G-M, pictured in 2007
Memorial Cross, St John's Church, Temuka, pictured in 2010
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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