Hill, George B –

Son of Edward H. Hill, of 10, Bradford Avenue, Great Lever, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of Bolton Municipal Secondary School. Enlisted October 1914. Formerly Private, 2nd/5th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Commissioned from Private, gazetted to Second Lieutenant. Appointed temporary Lieutenant. Appointed temporary Captain (July 1916). Wounded by gunshot in both legs on 04/03/1917 and admitted to hospital in Boulogne.

Personal details

  • Surname: Hill
  • Forename: George B
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Not known
  • Place of residence: Great Lever, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: Not known
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: Not known
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Captain
  • Unit: 5th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: Not known
  • Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Not known
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

  • Service medals: V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Not known
  • CWGC reference: Not known

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 24/12/1914 13/08/1915 13/08/1915 22/10/1915 28/07/1916 23/03/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7d 5g 6d/e* 6c-f* 6f 6h
  • Bolton Chronicle: 15/06/1917

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