Hill, Daniel: Service no. 409291

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Source: Per post of headstone of this soldier by Greg Melanson from the 18th Battalion Facebook Group.

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Family Search: When Private Daniel Hill was born on 20 May 1886, in Bristol, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Paul Hill, was 30 and his mother, Rebecca Williams, was 28. He married Anna Walburga Haid on 13 August 1913, in York, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He immigrated to Canada in 1913 and lived in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada in 1915 and Mount Dennis, Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1924. He registered for military service in 1915. In 1915, at the age of 29, his occupation is listed as car repairer in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada. He died on 9 November 1954, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 68, and was buried in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Died of coronary thrombosis. Next of kin listed as Maude E. Hill, 5 Batavia Avenue, Toronto, Ontario.

This man enlisted at Toronto, Ontario with the 37th Battalion on July 15, 1915. He was married to Mrs. Annie Hill who resided at 592 Indian Grove, Toronto, Ontario. He was a car repairer and stood 5″10.5″ high.

He served with the 18th Battalion after arriving in England on March 15, 1916. He served in England until transferred to the 18th Battalion, arriving in the field on May 31, 1916. He served with the Battalion until he was taken ill with PUO severe and was returned to England for treatment and recuperation in February 1917.

He returned to the Battalion on December 2, 1917, and served with the Battalion until March 22, 1918, when he was given permission to return to Canada on compassionate grounds.

He was discharged from the CEF on July 19, 1919, at Toronto, Ontario.

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