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Lieutenant WILLIAM ERNEST HILL

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Fusiliers

"B" Coy. 9th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 08 August 1918

Age 24 years old

Buried or commemorated at

BEACON CEMETERY, SAILLY-LAURETTE

III. E. 16.

France

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Peter and Mary Ellen Hill, of 18, Astley St., Tyldesley, Lancs. Native of Leigh, Lancs.
  • Personal Inscription FROM THE UNREAL TO THE REAL DARKNESS TO LIGHT DEATH TO IMMORTALITY
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Buried or commemorated at

BEACON CEMETERY, SAILLY-LAURETTE
Somme France
Number of casualties: 772
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