Basic Details
Surname
Hill
Forenames
Walter Horace
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Horace Walter
Served or died
Died
Service number
1202
Notes
The Roll lists no rank or address. It records him as "Walter Horace Hill", who died serving in the Hunts Cyclist Battalion, both of which differ from official records.

(CWGC records that Private Horace Walter Hill, regimental number 39435, died aged 28 on 2/9/1918 while serving in 7th Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment, and is buried in grave C.482 at Karasouli Military Cemetery in Greece. They record him as the son of Mr & Mrs J Hill of Orton Longueville, Peterborough. Soldiers Died in the Great War likewise recorded him as Horace Walter Hill, a native of Orton Longueville, stating he had formerly served in the Hunts Cyclist Battalion under regimental number 1202. The Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects record that his mother Sarah was his legatee. On the 1911 census Horace had been living with his parents, John and Sarah Ann, at Orton Longueville; his birth was registered as "Horace Walter Hill" in 1889).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Hunts Cyclists
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on memorial
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Not Stated on Memorial
Country of burial
Not Stated on Memorial
Cemetery
Not Stated on Memorial
Year of death
1918
Month of death
September
Day of death
2
Manner of death as stated
Killed in action
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action
Personal Details
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial