Son of John and Margaret Anna Hill, of 136, Eskrick Street, Halliwell, Bolton, Lancashire. Fought at Gallipoli, and wounded 01/07/1916 at The Somme. Died from a gunshot wound penetrating the liver. Second of two sons to be killed. Incorrectly recorded as Rifle Brigade. on the Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour.
Hill, Sidney –
Personal details
- Surname: Hill
- Forename: Sidney
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Manchester, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 22
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: August 17th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Corporal
- Unit: 8th (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 18322
- Regiment: Royal Dublin Fusiliers
- Enlistment date: January 4th, 1915 - 1915-01-04
- Enlistment location: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: St / V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Albert Place United Methodist Chapel WWI Wooden Plaque - Bolton
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Grand Division of the Order of the Sons of Temperance Memorial - Bolton Town Hall
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- CWGC Memorial: Brandhoek New Military Cemetery No.3, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: II. J. 19.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 15/01/1915 31/08/1917 07/12/1917
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7e 4g/6c* S12*
- Bolton Chronicle: 31/08/1917 31/08/1917