Second Lieutenant

William John Rusden Hill

MC

Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Samuel and Caroline Hill, of Auckland, New Zealand. Joined at outbreak of war, served in Samoa and at Gallipoli.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
12/2567
Name:
William John Rusden Hill
Rank: 
Second Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Samuel Hill (father), Valuation Department, Wellington, New Zealand|Samuel Hill (father), Permit and Passport Officer, Internal Affairs, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Care of A. Sandford, Union Bank, Auckland, New Zealand|Unknown address
Occupation on Enlistment:
Unknown occupation|Journalist
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
05 September 1918
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
36
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

Samoan Advance Party
5th Reinforcements
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Places of Embarkation:

Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport:

HMNZT 1
HMNZT 2
HMNZT 24
HMNZT 25
HMNZT 26
HMNZT 99
Vessels:

Moeraki or Monowai
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima
Athenic
Destinations:

Apia, Samoa
Suez, Egypt (24 July - 6 August 1915)
Glasgow, Scotland

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
IV. D. 25.
Cemetery Location: 
France
William John Rusden Hill
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