BORN HULL, 14/07/1897. SON OF ROBERT HILTON (1855-1924) AND MARY HILTON (1858-1901), LIVING IN HORNSEA (1911 CENSUS) AND AT 25 WILLIAM STREET, HULL. HE SERVED IN THE ROYAL NAVY ‘DRAKE’ BATTALION. THIS WAS A MILITARY FORCE FORMED WITH SURPLUS SAILORS. HE DIED OF WOUNDS, AT ARRAS, ON 23/04/1917, AGED 20. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED, IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL ON 1ST JUNE 1917.
First name:
ROBERT JOHN
Military Number:
7013
Rank:
Able Seaman
Date Died
23/04/1917
Place died:
Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
20
