LEST WE FORGET
Sergeant Dennis HILL
Service No: 416023
Born: London, England, 21 August 1918
Enlisted in the RAAF: 3 March 1941 (at Adelaide SA)
Unit: No. 235 Squadron (RAF), RAF Chivenor, Devon
Died: Air Operations (No. 235 Squadron Beaufighter aircraft T5151), Bay of Biscay, 17 September 1942, Aged 23 Years
Buried: Unrecovered
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Arthur Henry Hill, and of Maud Eliza Hill, of Prospect, South Australia.
Roll of Honour: Prospect SA
Remembered: Panel 112, Runnymede Memorial, Surrey UK
Remembered: Panel 124, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
Remembered: World War II Honour Roll, National War Memorial of SA, North Terrace, Adelaide
Beaufighter T5151 flown by Sergeant Hill (Pilot) was reported missing on air operations in the Bay of Biscay on 27 August 1942.
The crew members of T5151 were:
Sergeant Dennis Hill (416023) (Pilot)
Sergeant Kenneth Yates (811209) (RAFVR) (Navigator)
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records (RAAF Casualty Information compiled by Alan Storr (409804))
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veteran’s Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A 705, 163/122/153