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Corporal George Clifford Hillman

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1893-07-17
Place of birth: Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Marcus Lee Hillman, father. P.O. Aylmer, Quebec
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Electrician
Occupation (normalized): Electrician, General
Religion: Methodist
Date of death: 1917-04-09
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Canadian Cemetery No. 2, 1.B.21.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 177254
Highest Rank: Corporal (87th Battalion)
Rank detail

Corporal, 87th Battalion, Infantry (Army).

Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no

RESEARCH INFORMATION

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CWGC ID: 2954663
LAC ID: 460253
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B4369-S008
Uploader's Notes:

Son of Marcus Lee Hillman and Martha Jane Hillman, of Aylmer East, Quebec, Canada; stepson of Amelia J. Hillman, of Aylmer East.

He went over the top with his Company in the attack and capture of Vimy Ridge and was killed in that engagement. No further information as to the actual circumstances of his death can be obtained.

Uploader's Research notes: [Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 87th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2014-07-25
Last modified: 2022-03-30