HILL Arthur

  • First Name(s):
    Arthur 
  • Surname:
    HILL
  • Service Number:
    57273
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Royal Welch Fusiliers
  • Battalion:
    9th Battalion
  • Former Units:
    Formerly 26738, Worcestershire Regiment.
  • Date of Death:
    4th November 1918
  • Age At Death:
    20
  • Cause of Death:
    Died of wounds
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Worcester (Astwood) Cemetery, Worcestershire, England, Grave 17717.
  • Place of Birth:
    Kempsey, Worcestershire, enlisted Worcester
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of George and Eliza Hill, 40 York Place, Britannia Square, Worcester

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HILL Arthur Is Named On These Memorials

Kempsey St Mary’s Church
Worcester Astwood Cemetery

Further Information About HILL Arthur

Arthur Hill, occupation: engine cleaner (soldier), resident York Place, Claines, died in Rubery Hospital, near Birmingham. He was buried in consecrated ground in Astwood Cemetery on 11th November 1918, aged 20 years. The ceremony was performed by the Reverend G.H. Isaac.

Source for additional information: Register of burials in Astwood Cemetery, entry no 40365, available on microfilm at Worcestershire Archives.

The following information has been researched by Dave Pugh:
The 1911 Census shows that Arthur, aged 12, was living at The Bakery Buildings, Kempsey, with his father George, mother Eliza, and sisters Annie 15, Nellie 8 and Vera 6.

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