Frank Hill
He was a Railway Porter in 1911.
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Frank Hill was born in 1888, in Dunkirk, Nottingham.
Son of the late Francis Hill, a Labourer and Abigail Hill née Husby of 42 Sussex Square, Harrington Street, Nottingham.
His Father, Francis was born in 1851 in Nottingham and died in 1893 also in Nottingham he was 42 yrs of age when he died.
His Mother, Abigail Husby was born in 1847 in Bedworth, Warwickshire, they were married in 1871 in Nottingham, Abigail brought a Child to the marriage, Thomas Husby born in 1867 in Nottingham.
In the 1911 Census the Family are living at : 42. Sussex Square, Harrington Street, Nottingham and are shown as Abigail Hill, aged, 64 years, a Widow and Cop Winder, she is living with her Son, Frank Hill, aged, 23 years, a Railway Porter, also at the address is a Lodger, Isabel Blackwell, aged, 59 years, Single, a Lace Worker.
Service number, 84032, Private, Frank Hill, attested under the Derby Scheme on the 11th December 1915, he gave his age as 28 years and 2 months and his address as : 42. Sussex Square, Harrington Street, Nottingham, Occupation as a Railway Porter and his next of kin as his Mother, Abigail Hilll of the same address.
Posted to the Reserves, he was mobilised on the 11th August 1916, he served with the Agricultural Company Depot, Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment.
He was transferred to Class ‘W’ reserves on 27th April 1917 and he died on 27th August 1917. He is buried in Nottingham General Cemetery.
Researched and written by Peter Gillings.
Grave Reference : 10348 : Stone : 107.
CWGC Reference : 2750452.
Also Commeorated : Nottingham Central Virtual War Memorial as : Frank Hill.
Courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918
Frank Hill's CWGC headstone in the Nottingham General Cemetery.
Photo of Frank Hill
Photograph of Private, Frank Hill's Headstone in Nottingham General Cemetery by Gary Crosby on the 25th November 2020.