Source: 153rd Wellington web site.
Family Search: When Edward Hill was born on 21 July 1884, in Pyrford, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, his father, George Hill, was 30 and his mother, Jane Hill, was 31. He married Emily Steere on 1 December 1917, in Guildford, Surrey, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He immigrated to Canada in 1920 and lived in Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, United Kingdom in 1891 and Eramosa, Wellington, Ontario, Canada in 1921. He registered for military service in 1916. In 1916, at the age of 32, his occupation is listed as farm labourer in Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, Canada. He died on 26 August 1945, in Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 61, and was buried in Woodlawn Memorial Park, Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, Canada.
Attestation Papers found on Digital File. Trade Farm Laborer. DOB 1880, born Bramley near Guildford, Surrey, England. NOK George Hill, father. Enlisted Guelph 20-5-16 (age 36). On 153rd Battalion Nominal Roll as published Guelph Mercury 1-12-16. Embarked with 153rd Halifax N.S. SS Olympic 29-4-17.Arrived Liverpool 7-5-17. Assigned 25th Reserve for Training and Administration. Taken on Strength 18th Battalion 28-3-18. Struck off Strength 27-10-19 on being discharged in Britain. Next of Kin, Emily Hill, wife, Belmore Villa, Chapel Lane, Milford, Surrey. Demobilized London, England, 18-10-19. Returned to Canada aboard SS Melita 24-9-20, at own expense. 1921 Canada Census, Edward and Emily Hill, Eramosa. Veterans Death Card: died 26-8-45, no cause given, not war service related. Woodlawn Cemetery records Guelph. Buried Block L, Row 24, Stone 6. Headstone photo courtesy B. Gilbert.
File: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 4346 – 54, courtesy Library & Archives Canada.
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 