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Auction 125 24-27 Nov 2020
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TRIO TO POW: 1914-15 Star; British War Medal 1914-18; Victory Medal 1914-19. 1288 Pte E.J.Hill 32 Bn AIF on all medals. Impressed. Mounted for wear, very fine.
Ernest John Hill, labourer, age 39, born at Yorkshire, UK; Enl.14Jul1915; Emb.18Nov1915; reported MIA 20Jul1916 then WIA then POW; Transferred to Schillerschule, Wirtburg 28Oct1916, then to Hammelburg, Bavaria 16Nov1916; Hill escaped for 11 days then was sent to Holland for internment 13Jun1918; RTA 23Mar1919 aboard HMAT Czar with GSW to both legs; Disch.11Jul1919.
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Ernest John Hill, labourer, age 39, born at Yorkshire, UK; Enl.14Jul1915; Emb.18Nov1915; reported MIA 20Jul1916 then WIA then POW; Transferred to Schillerschule, Wirtburg 28Oct1916, then to Hammelburg, Bavaria 16Nov1916; Hill escaped for 11 days then was sent to Holland for internment 13Jun1918; RTA 23Mar1919 aboard HMAT Czar with GSW to both legs; Disch.11Jul1919.
With correspondence and research.