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Gnr. Sydney Evelyn Hill
British Army Royal Field Artillery
from:Bagworth, Leics.
Sydney Hill was born in 1885 he was a farmer until 1916 when he was conscripted into the army. He served as a gunner possibly on howitzers although that is speculation as he refused ever to talk about his experiences. What we have for a fact is that he was gassed whilst sheltering in a dugout so became blinded for at least a week and was then invalided out. He returned to life as a farmer until retirement in 1940. He died in 1977.
