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Edward Hill

Rank:PrivateNumber:132366
Ship/Rgn/Sqn No:73rd Bn
Name of Rgt or Ship:Canadian Infantry (Quebec Rgt)
Died:08/12/1918Age:22
How Died:Died
Country of burial:CanadaGrave Photo:No
Cemetery or Memorial:Montreal (Notre Dame Des Neiges)
Town Memorial:Not Listed
Extra Information:
Born during the March quarter 1898 in the Prescot R.D. - ref: 8b/708, the
eldest son of Michael & Margaret Hill (nee Webster).

1901 - 38 Dock Street, Widnes, Prescot, Lancashire.   Son - aged: 5 - born:
Widnes, Lancashire.   Head of household - Michael Hill - Married - aged: 30
- occ: Chemical Labourer - born: Ireland.   Also Margaret Hill - Wife -
aged: 29 - born: Widnes.   Plus 2 younger brothers - John - aged: 3 - born:
Widnes and Joseph - aged: 1 - born: Widnes, a cousin and a boarder.

Possible that his father - Michael Hill, died in 1902 down in Farnham -
aged: 29 ???

His mother married Thomas Dunne during the March quarter 1911 in the
Prescot R.D. - ref: 8b/894.

1911 Census - 14 Lunts Heath, Widnes, Lancashire.   Stepson - aged: 14 -
occ: Chemical Labourer - born: Widnes.   Head of household - Thomas Dunne -
Married - aged: 26 - occ: Chemical Labourer - born: Mountmellick, Queens
County, Ireland.   Also Margaret Dunne - Wife - aged: 38 - born: Widnes.  
Plus 1 younger brother - John - aged: 13 - Scholar - born: Wiidnes.

His brother John Hill was killed on the Somme in October 1916.   The M.I. -
John's CWGC Headstone states:- "Also Edward Hill, Royal Highlanders of
Canada, on whose souls sweet Jesus have mercy".

Post war, his mother and stepfather were residing at 14 Gordon Avenue,
Ashton upon Mersey.

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