William Earl Hill

   Cause of his death was Pneumonia.

  General Information:

Letter Received July 15, 2011 Re. William E. Hill (verbatim) as follows:

From: JOSEPH.PIGEON@forces.gc.ca
Sent: Friday, July 15, 2011 12:57 PM
To: harris-h@harris-history.com
Cc: jeanmaurice.pigeon@tc.gc.ca

Subject: William Earl Hill

Good afternoon, I am writing to you from Canadian Forces Base Borden and am very interested in an individual who appears in your family tree by the name of William Earl Hill, a soldier of the 157 Battalion C.E.F. who died on 18 July 1916.

He was stationed in Camp Borden and is the only soldier listed as a Commonwealth War Graves soldier buried in the Bethesda Cemetery in Innisfil. He was the son of Maurice Alfred Edward Hill and Aidie Mellissa Hill nee Belfry.

I was hoping to be able to contact any living relatives of this fallen soldier. As you can see, I am stationed in Borden, Ontario and am involved in various projects about Camp Borden and the history of the Base.

Any help you could give me would be very much appreciated.

Sincerely,

Jean Maurice

Jean Maurice Pigeon Major | Major Wing Heritage Officer | Officier du Patrimoine de l'Escadre 16 Wing Borden | 16e Escadre Borden National Defence | Défense nationale

Borden ON, Canada L0M 1C0

Pigeon.JWJM@forces.gc.ca

Telephone | Téléphone 705-424-1200 + 3049

Government of Canada | Gouvernement du Canada

  Research Information:

William was a WW1 soldier of the 157 Battalion C.E.F. and trained in Camp Borden prior to being sent overseas.

  Medical Information:

It is assumed that William became ill overseas in France during his time as a soldier during WW1 - more than likely due to exposure/battle fatigue. He died in the Royal Victoria Hospital in (Innisfil) Barrie, Ontario.

His death record states that he had been suffering from Pneumonia (or possibly "Consumption") for three weeks prior to his death. William would have been overseas and in battle for roughly 6 weeks prior to becoming fatally ill.