Basic Details
Surname
Hill
Forenames
W H T
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
William Henry Tucker
Served or died
Died
Notes
The school website (see References) provides this biography: 'William Henry Tucker Hill was born on 2 May 1873, the second of eleven children born to James Ledger Hill and Mary Tucker of Combe Grove, near Bath. He was at Charterhouse [Lockites] between 1886 and 1889. After leaving school, he studied at Jesus College Cambridge. He was commissioned into the 5th Lancers in 1895. He was killed during the assault on Ladysmith, South Africa, on 6 January 1900.'
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
South Africa
Town of death
Ladysmith, Natal
Country of burial
South Africa
Town of burial
Ladysmith, Natal
Cemetery
Wagon Hill
Year of death
1900
Month of death
January
Day of death
6
Age at death
27
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action