Private 5032 Harry Hill

Private Harry Hill

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 1st/5th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders

Age at death: 28
Date of death: 9th of September 1916 (Saturday)
Born: Billinge, Lancs
Resided: Billinge, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Etaples Military Cemetery - X. C. 12.

Family details:
Son of Joseph and Sarah Hill, of 28, Newton Rd., Billinge,, Lancs.

Census details:
1891 - 2 years old Harry is living at 23 Upholland Road, Billinge with parents Joseph (38), Sarah (31) and eight siblings: Alice (13), Annie (13), Joseph (12), William (9), Lily (8), George (7), Maggie (4), Jessie (11 mths). 1901 - 12 years old Harry is living at 8 Newton Road, Billinge with parents Joseph (48), Sarah (41) and eight siblings: Alice (23), Joseph (22), William (19), George (16), Jessie (10), Peter (9), Walter (5), Albert Ed (3). 1911 - Sees 22 years old 'Farm Labourer' Harry still living at 8 Newton Road, Billinge with parents Joseph (58), Sarah (51) and seven siblings: Lily (28), George (27), Maggie (24), Peter (19), Walter (15), Albert Edward (13), Florrie (8). (The family are transcribed as 'Hil' in the 1911 census.

Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=39]Remembered On The St. Aidan's C of E Church Memorial[/url]

Harry was born on the 28th of June 1888 the son of Joseph and Sarah Hill of Upholland Road, Billinge, and was baptised Harry Shaw on the 1st of July 1888 at St. Aidan`s C.E. Church. The family moved to 28 Newton Road and Harry worked at the Winstanley Collieries before enlisting in June 1916 at St. Helens to join the South Lancashire Regiment. He was drafted to the frontten weeks after volunteering for bomb throwing, and was severely wounded by shrapnel and was admitted to hospital where he died on Saturday the 9th of September 1916 aged 28 years. Harry is buried in the Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France, grave X.C.12. His name is recorded on the St. Aidan`s C.E. Church Memorial. Sources:- St. Helens Local History Library, Soldiers killed in the Great War; The Commonwealth War Graves Commission; St. Aidan`s Church Registers; The Wigan Observer, 14th of October 1916. [url=http://sthelens-connect.net/sitefiles/billinge-history.pdf]Information Courtesy of The Billinge History Society[/url] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/HillHarry_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/H_Hill_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private Harry Hill at Etaples Military Cemetery (Photo courtesy of Margaret Dufay.)[/caption]