Weaste Cemetery

Database: David Hill

Name: David Hill
Date of Death: 21-Jun-1917
Grave Number: B19_261
Age: 35
Address: Hodgson Street, Salford
City: Pendleton
Service Number: 27535
Rank: Sergeant
Unit: Lancashire Fusiliers
Married: Yes
CWG Memorial: Ramscappelle Road
Biography:

Service number  27535

Battalion  15th ("B" Company)

 

Prior to the war David worked at Agecroft paper mill.

 

Captain R. Morton writing to David's wife stated:

"No Company Commander could wish for a finer soldier. He was absolutely fearless and was killed in the front line trench whislt repelling a German raid"

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