HILL, Henry William
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Rank:
Sergeant
Unit / Base:
40RM Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Marines
Service:
Royal Navy
Number:
EX/5515
Honours & Awards:
Born:
Tuesday, March 14, 1911
Birthplace:
Derby, Derbyshire
Died :
Wednesday, April 11, 1945
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age:
34
Cemetery/Memorial:
Sergeant Henry Hill, a veteran of the Dieppe raid, died during operations at Lake Comacchio, Italy. He received a Mention in Despatches for "gallant and distinguished service while operating with the Army in Italy." Son of Henry William and Mary Alice Hill; husband of Annie Hill, of Normanton, Derbyshire.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/132.
London Gazette 36676, page 4010.
Report on his time at Dieppe published in the Derby Evening Telgraph 1st September 1942.
Primary Roll of Honour:
Photo of Commando in Gallery:
Yes
Photo of grave in Gallery:
Yes
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