Son of William and Alice Hilton, of 8, Hilton Lane, Little Hulton, Lancashire. Enlisted November 1914 aged 17 and served in the Dardanelles with the 6th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Commissioned. Reported 13/01/1918 as missing since 26/11/1917 and subsequently presumed killed.
Hilton, Harold –
Personal details
- Surname: Hilton
- Forename: Harold
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Little Hulton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 20
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: November 26th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Unit: 14th (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: Not known
- Regiment: Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow) Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Little Hulton Cenotaph - Little Hulton
- CWGC Memorial: Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, Nord, France
- CWGC reference: Panel 10.
Local newspaper entries
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 20/07/1917 11/04/1919