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Hill, James Gordon

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Identification

Regimental number: 910890
Battalion / unit at enlistment: 196th Bn
U of S affiliation at enlistment: student
Killed, died or wounded: died of wounds
Birth: 27 Jan 1891, Truro, NS, Canada
College Building memorial: Second floor, centre west
Slide number(s): HR-2098, HR-2099

U of S attendance

Entry date College Left - date Left - reason Degree Degree - date Notes
  Law        

Military service - attestation

Volunteer/drafted: volunteer
Attestation place: Saskatoon
Attestation date: 14 Mar 1916
Present address: Saskatoon, SK
Occupation: student
Religion: Presbyterian
Age: 25 years, 2 months
Height (inches): 66.75
Chest expansion (inches): 36.00
Amount of expansion (inches): 4.00

Military service - assignments

Group Type Location First known date Last known date Reason for end of assignment Notes
196th Bn           
11th Field Amb        1916 Nov 28 KIA

Rank

Rank Date Notes
Private  

Death

Date of death: 28 Nov 1916
Cause: died of wounds

Family

Father: Hill, Leander
Father's Address: Onslow, NS, Canada (1916)

Sources

National Archives reference: RG 150 Box 4353 - 46
College Building list #: 273
Roll of Honour list #: 99
Roll of Service (1928) #: 28
Long List #: 28

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