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William Lade Hill | |||
Rank: | Private | Number: | 18695 |
Ship/Rgn/Sqn No: | 15th Bn | ||
Name of Rgt or Ship: | Royal Scots (Lothian Rgt) | ||
Died: | 01/07/1916 | Age: | 36 |
How Died: | Killed in Action | ||
Country of burial: | France | ||
Cemetery or Memorial: | Thiepval Memorial, Somme | ||
Town Memorial: | Not Listed | ||
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Born during the June quarter 1880 in the Birkenhead R.D. - ref: 8a/580, the son of William & Susan Cumming Hill (nee Lade). 1891 Census - South Bank, Northenden Road, Sale. Son - aged: 11 - Scholar - born: Wallasey, Cheshire. Head of household - William Hill - Married - aged: 41 - occ: Iron Manufacturers Agent - born: Liverpool. Also - Susan C. Hill - Wife - aged: 39 - born: Scotland. Plus 3 younger siblings and his maternal grandmother. 1901 Census - 1 Montague Road, Stamford Place, Sale. Son - aged: 21 - occ: Mercantile Clerk - born: Liscard, Cheshire. Head of household - William Hill - Married - aged: 52 - occ: Iron Merchant - born: Liverpool. Also - Susan A. Hill - Wife - aged: 49 - born: Scotland. Plus 3 younger siblings, maternal grandmother - and 1 servant. 1911 Census - 23 Springfield Road, Sale. Son - aged: 30 - occ: Hardware Agent - born: Liscard, Cheshire. Head of household - Susan Hill - Widow - aged: 58 - born: Port Glasgow, Scotland. Plus 2 siblings. See "Manchester Scottish" by Roger Dowson. On the 1st July, the 15th Bn attacked from a forward trench line running NW to SE, south of La Boiselle down to Becourt Wood. Their objective was four German trench lines in front of Contalmaison. After the Lochnagarr and the La Boiselle mines were blown, they went over the top to be met by murderous German machine gun fire. Although the Germans had been subjected to an enormous barrage of shell fire for a week previous, they were all well hidden deep underground and simply surfaced when the barrage ended to man the machine guns. |
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