HILL, Benjamin Jacob
(Service number 4718)
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Birth
| Date | abt 1874 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Brisbane, Australia | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | single | ||
| Next of Kin | Miss Alice Hill, Claremont, then later 36 Beverly Road Timar | ||
Military Service
| Served with | Australian Imperial Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 25th Battalion AIF, BEF 12th Reinforcement | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 25th Battalion AIF, BEF 12th Reinforcement | ||
| Date | 12 April 1916 | ||
| Transport | HMAT Mooltan | ||
| Embarked From | Sydney, Australia | Destination | England |
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| Last Unit Served With | 25th Battalion AIF, BEF 12th Reinforcement | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 14 November 1916 | Age | 41 |
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| Place of Death | France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | first buried Guidecourt in no mans land. Body exhumed 1925 and then buried Warlencourt New British Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Timaru South School WW1 Memorial plaque | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of Jacob and Alice Hill (nee Silver) married 1857 West Bromich, England. Jacob Hill was Mayor of Timaru from 1893 - 1895. Emigrated to NZ in 1859, lived first in Waimate and then Timaru. Brother of Alice Hill, Claremont, then 36 Beverley Road, Timaru and CH Hill 43 David St, Preston, Victoria. Other siblings, John Zealandia, Joseph Benjamin, and Mary Silver.
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