BORN HULL 1893. YOUNGEST SON OF WALTER HILTON (1860-1897) & HENRIETTA BATTY (1862-1919), OF 51, KINGS BENCH STREET, HULL. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND A SISTER, DOROTHY. EDUCATED AT HULL GRAMMAR SCHOOL. HE WAS EMPLOYED AS A DRAPER’S APPRENTICE (1911 CENSUS).
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 11643, ROYAL FUSILIERS. TRANSFERRED TO THE TANK CORPS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 30/09/1918, AGED 25. BURIED AT CAMBRAI CEMETERY, FRANCE.
HIS WAR PENSION WAS LEFT TO HIS SISTER, DOROTHY AT THIS WAR PENSION ADDRESS.
HIS NAME IS RECORDED ON ST MATTHEWS CHURCH WW1 MEMORIAL, BOULEVARD & THE HULL GRAMMAR SCHOOL ROLL OF HONOUR.
| Name | Maxwell Hilton |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull |
| Death Date | 30 Sep 1918 |
| Death Place | France and Flanders |
| Enlistment Place | Middlesbrough, Yorks |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Royal Tank Corps |
| Regimental Number | 69830 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 11643, Royal Fusiliers. |
First name:
MAXWELL
Regiment:
Military Number:
69830
Rank:
Private
Date Died
30/09/1918
Place died:
Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, Nord, France
Age:
25
51 , KINGS BENCH STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
