LEST WE FORGET
Sergeant John Henry HILL
Service No: 25062
Born: Birmingham, England, 13 June 1891
Enlisted in the RAAF: 17 May 1940 (at Rockhampton QLD)
Discharged from the RAAF: 9 November 1945
Unit at Discharge: No. 1 Initial Training School, Somers VIC
Died: Illness, Rockhampton QLD, 16 October 1946, Aged 55 Years
Buried: Rockhampton Cemetery QLD
CWGC Additional Information: Son of John Henry and Eliza Hill
Roll of Honour: Unknown
Remembered: Panel 116, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On 9 November 1945, Sergeant Hill, a Drill instructor, was discharged from the RAAF on demobilisation and he died of an illness on 16 October 1946.
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records (RAAF Casualty Information compiled by Alan Storr (409804))
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veterans’ Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A9301, 25062; A471, 33316