BORN BARTON, LINCS., 1895. SON OF JOHN ROBERT HILL (1859-1925) & MARY ELIZABETH DIXON (1860-1916), OF 24, EDGECUMBE STREET, HULL (ARMY ADDRESS). SON OF A CYCLE BUILDER. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS.
HE WORKED AS A GROCER’S ASSISTANT (1911 CENSUS). HE LATER WORKED AT ROSE, DOWN & THOMPSON LTD AS A MUNITIONS WORKER (SHELL FORGER). DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 8.5 INCHES TALL, 37-39 INCH CHEST, WESLEYAN RELIGION.
HE ENLISTED AT HULL, ON 11/12/1915. MOBILISED ON 11/12/1916. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 26710 EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. EMBARKED 07/02/1918. SERVED IN THE 22ND DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY, A PIONEER’S BATTALION. HE DIED ON 10/09/1918, AGED 23. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS SISTER, MARGARET AT 24, EDGECUMBE STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS).
HIS NAME IS RECORDED ON THE WAR MEMORIAL AT HULL METHODIST CHURCH, PRINCES AVENUE, HULL AND AT ST JOHNS CHURCH, NEWLANDS
HE IS BURIED AT GLAGEON COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, NORD, FRANCE. HIS GRAVE INSCRIPTION, READS, “EVER IN THOUGHT”.
| Name | John Robert Hill |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Barton, Lancs |
| Death Date | 10 Sep 1918 |
| Death Place | France and Flanders |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Durham Light Infantry |
| Battalion | 22nd Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 52614 |
| Type of Casualty | Died |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 26710, East Yorks Regt. |
