HILL Benjamin John

  • First Name(s):
    Benjamin 
    John 
  • Surname:
    HILL
  • Service Number:
    11949
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    South Staffordshire Regiment
  • Battalion:
    8th Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    29th February 1916
  • Age At Death:
    21
  • Cause of Death:
    Killed in action
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium, Panel 35 and 37.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:
    Unknown
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HILL Benjamin John Is Named On These Memorials

Quarry Bank War Memorial
Stourbridge Old Swinford Hospital School

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Stourbridge Old Swinford Hospital School with the information: South Staffordshire Regiment. Killed in action 29 February 1916. Age 21.

Further Information About HILL Benjamin John

Benjamin Hill was born on 7th October 1894, the son of Samuel and Mary Hill of Quarry Bank.  He entered Old Swinford Hospital on 17th December 1901 and left the school in January 1909 to go to N. Hingley, Iron Works, Netherton as a roll turner.

A letter received by Mr W. Brookes from Private George Hill, dated 1st March 1916 gives details of Benjamin Hill’s death on 29th February stating that they were on fatigue work, repairing trenches when the Germans began shelling the area.  One of the shells burst over Ben’s head and the force of the explosion killed him instantly leaving not a scar on him.  His parents received a letter from Lieutenant A.P. Whitehead of the 8th South Staffords with news of their son’s death by shellfire.

Benjamin’s Hill’s death was reported in the County Herald, 11th March 1916 and the County Express, 18th March 1916 when mention was made of his attendance at the Blue Coat School, Stourbridge.

Benjamin Hill has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on the Ypres Menin Gate Memorial.

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Credits: Source for additional information: Old Foleyans Remembered Casualties of WW1 published by the Old Foleyans Association, October 1998.