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Jan 8, 1894
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Born in Bobcaygeon, Ontario to Robert John and
Mary Jane (nee Anderson) Hill
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Aug 9, 1915
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Attested into the 59th Battalion in
Lindsay, Ontario
Ø Number 455255
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. Robert J. Hill, Bobcaygeon, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Printer
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Methodist
Ø Assigned to “A” Company
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Dec 18, 1915
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Appointed to the provisional rank of Lance
Corporal
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Apr 1, 1916
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Embarked the SS Olympic in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Apr 11, 1916
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and proceeded
to the Bordon Camp, West of Bramshott
On arrival he was appointed to the provisional
rank of Corporal
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Jul 6, 1916
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Transferred to the 39th Reserve
Battalion in West Sandling
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Aug 27, 1916
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Reverted to the rank of Private at his own
request in order to proceed to France with a fighting battalion
Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Aug 28, 1916
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Arrived at the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in the
Rouelles Camp, Havre, France as part of a draft of 150 reinforcements from England and TOS
(Taken On Strength) the 21st Battalion
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Sep 12, 1916
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Left the CBD and joined the 2nd
Entrenching Battalion in Albert
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Sep 16, 1916
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Left the entrenching battalion and joined the 21st
Battalion rear details near Albert while the battalion was involved in very heavy fighting
at the sugar refinery near Courcelette.
He would have joined the main part of the
battalion the following day in the Brickfields Camp near Albert
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Sep 30, 1916
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Overnight of September 29/30, the battalion came
under a heavy bombardment by enemy shells. Private
Hill received severe shrapnel wounds to his chest and was first evacuated to the nearby
field ambulance for first aid prior to being transferred to the No. 9 CCS (Casualty
Clearing Station) for treatment where he died of his wounds. He was buried in the Contay British Cemetery, west
of Albert, France
Following the war the British War Medal, Victory
Medal and Memorial Cross were sent to his mother, Mrs. Mary Hill, Bobcaygeon,
Ontario
The Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny) and Scroll
were sent to his father, Robert J. Hill, at the same address
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