The Soldier's Details
- Surname:
- Hill
- First Name:
- Ronald
- Nick Name:
- Ron
- Rank:
- Private
- Regimental #:
- WX7705
- Company:
- ‘A’ Company, No. 4 Platoon.
- Enlisted:
- 10.08.1940
- Discharged:
- 13.02.1946
- DOB:
- 25.09.1916
- Place of Birth:
- North Fremantle, Western Australia
- Father's Name:
- Richard Hill
- Mothers's Name:
- Mary Alice Hill
- Religion:
- Methodist
- Pre-war Occupation:
- Butcher
- Singapore:
- Selarang Camp Changi; Johore Bahru; Adam Park; A.G.H. Roberts Barracks Changi (August 1942); River Valley Road Camp; Selarang Barracks Changi; Kranji Hospital Woodlands (hepatitis); Tanjong Pagar; W Party; X4B Party; Changi Gaol Camp
- POW#:
- 3/8113
- Return Details 1945:
- Singapore-Perth, Duke of Gloucester’s aircraft ‘Endeavour ’.
General Description
Hill enlisted AIF at Claremont 10 Aug 1940 and later joined 2/4th MGB’s ‘A’ Company 4 Platoon under C.O. Lt McCaffery.
Ron was with A Coy No. 4 Platoon
Ron remained in Singapore throughout the war. As a POW of Japan he worked at Johore Bahru, Adam Park, was at AGH Roberts Barracks, Changi (Aug 1942), Selarang Barracks, Kranji Hospital Woodlands (with Hepatitis), Tanjong Pagar, W Party, X4B Party and recovered from Changi Gaol at the end of the war.
He was fortunate to be included amongst the vacancies on Duke of Gloucester’s aircraft ‘Endeavour’ when it flew several extremely ill former POWs from Sumatra home to Perth.
Ronald married about 1946 to Norma Joan Cruickshank.
The Hill family resided at Narrogin where Ron’s father Richard Hill was a Butcher. Ron had three sisters, Alice, Olive and Edna. Only son Ron, was also a butcher prior to enlisting Aug 1940.
His father Richard died Narrogin May 1948 aged 69 years and his mother Mary Alice Hill died Sept 1966. They are buried at the Narrogin Cemetery.
Below: We believe Ron Hill became involved in football again.
Ron was 90 years old when he died February 3 2007, at Kingsley, WA and was cremated at Pinnaroo Cemetery, Padbury, WA.
Camp Locations:
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- Changi Gaol Camp - Singapore
- Johore Bahru, - Malaysia
- Kranji Camp Woodlands - Singapore
- River Valley Road Camp - Singapore
- Roberts Barracks Changi - Singapore
- Selarang Barracks Changi - Singapore
- Selarang Camp Changi - Singapore
- Tanjong Pagar Camp - Singapore