262582 Pte. Frederick Hill British Army 85th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps from:Hendon, Middlesex Frederick Hill embarked for France on SS Kingstonian, going from Southampton to Le Havre. He served at the Second Battle of Ypres and the Battle of Loos.
On 19th of October 1915, he sailed from Marseilles for Alexandria in Egypt, then to Salonika on 4th of January 1916. Later in 1916, he was in action during the occupation of Mazirko and the capture of Barakli Jum'a. In 1917, he participated in the capture of Ferdie and Essex Trenches (near Baraki Jun'a) and then the capture of Baraki and Kumli.
Later, he was in action at the Battle of Doiran and the pursuit to the Sturmica Valley. When hostilities with Bulgaria ceased at the end of September 1918, the 28th Division was in the area of Trnovo. On 7/8th of November 1918, his unit moved to Gallipoli and occupied the Dardanelles Fort.
After several bouts of malaria, he embarked for the UK in March 1919 and was discharged on 27 April 1919.
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