| Service number | 717 V30001, 717, V30001 |
|---|---|
| Ranks Held | Corporal, Lieutenant, Lieutenant Colonel, Sergeant |
| Birth Date | 22/02/1891 |
| Birth Place | Australia: Victoria, Ballarat |
| Death Date | 14/10/1966 |
| Final Rank | Sergeant |
| Unit | 14th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Place | Ballarat |
| Conflicts/Operations |
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Sergeant Ernest Purnell Hill
Rolls
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First World War Embarkation Roll:
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Corporal
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 14th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Sergeant
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First World War Nominal Roll:
- Unit
- 14th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant
Timeline
| Career summary 1 | commanding officer 59th battalion | |
|---|---|---|
| Career summary 17 | *** NO ACTIVE SERVICE *** | |
| WW1 Service 2 | Served Gallipoli & WF | |
| Date of birth | 22/02/1891 | Ballarat VIC |
| Date of enlistment | 01/10/1914 | |
| Date of embarkation | 22/12/1914 | |
| WW1 Service 1 | 28/10/1914 | enlisted 14th battalion |
| Date commissioned | 20/04/1917 | |
| WW1 Service 5 | 30/10/1917 | lieutenant |
| WW1 Service 4 | 20/04/1917 | 2lieutenant |
| Date returned to Australia | 31/10/1919 | |
| WW1 Service 6 | 25/03/1920 | demobilised |
| Interwar Service 1 | 01/07/1920 | Reserve of Officers |
| Interwar Service 2 | 31/03/1921 | lieutenant 57th battalion |
| Interwar Service 3 | 01/08/1923 | 58th battalion |
| Interwar Service 4 | 09/11/1923 | captain |
| Interwar Service 5 | 07/12/1926 | major |
| Interwar Service 6 | 08/01/1937 | 59th battalion |
| Interwar Service 7 | 01/10/1938 | lieutenant colonel commanding officer 59th |
| Appointment | 1938-10-01 - 1940-06-25 | Battalion: 59th; Rank on appointment: lieutenant colonel; Appointed from: major 59th battalion ; Reason for end of appointment: new command -training unit: 3 Australian Imperial Force training Depot |
| Career summary 2 | 25/06/1940 | seconded commanding officer No 3. AIF Training Depot (Shep.) |
| Career summary 4 | 19/12/1940 | commanding officer 2/21st Training battalion |
| Career summary 3 | 01/11/1940 | commanding officer 2/14th Training battalion |
| Career summary 7 | 1941-06-09 - 1941-07-05 | course Southern Command Training School Comd off |
| Career summary 5 | 11/01/1941 | Southern Command special training course Special Training Cse #5 8 |
| Career summary 6 | 31/01/1941 | commanding officer 6th Training battalion |
| Career summary 11 | c 1942 | ED |
| Career summary 8 | 22/05/1942 | commanding officer 34th Training battalion |
| Career summary 10 | 13/11/1942 | commanding officer 3rd Training battalion |
| Career summary 9 | 27/08/1942 | TFD to 58/59th battalion remains seconded |
| Career summary 13 | 01/07/1943 | officer commanding Leave and/or Troop Trains Sydney-Melbourne, 2 Australian Movt Control group |
| Career summary 12 | 26/05/1943 | relinquished command 3rd Training battalion |
| Career summary 14 | 21/09/1945 | officer commanding Troop Trains Headquarters Vic Lines of Communication Area |
| Career summary 15 | 10/05/1946 | REL officer commanding Troop Trains... |
| Career summary 16 | 28/08/1946 | Reserve of Officers |
| Date of death | 14/10/1966 |