Son of Thomas and Mary Elizabeth Hill, of 39, Burnham Avenue, Bolton, Lancashire, and formerly of 10, Grundy Row, Smithills, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted aged 16. Killed by a machine gun bullet at Poelcapelle.
Hill, Edward Blackburn –
Personal details
- Surname: Hill
- Forename: Edward Blackburn
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 19
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: October 26th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Sergeant
- Unit: 2nd/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 241458
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: December 29th, 1914 - 1914-12-29
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: M.M.
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- Delph Hill Wesleyans Roll of Honour
- Loyal North Lanacashire Regiment - 5th Battalion (Territorials) Memorial (Queen's Park) - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: Panel 102 to 104.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 13/07/1917 13/07/1917 20/07/1917 24/05/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6c 6f* 6f 6b
- Bolton Chronicle: 13/07/1917 16/11/1917 14/12/1917
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 13/07/1917