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Rev. William George Vincent Hillcoat 1886 - 1917

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• Title	Rev.
  Birth	1886	East Maitland Reg No 25644/1886
  Gender	Male
  Died	20 Sep 1917	Belgium. WW1
  Person ID	I0660	Forsyth Tanners
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	William John Hillcoat
  Mother	Matilda Maud Clarke
  Married	1885	East Maitland Reg No 5702/1885
  Family ID	F439	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Florence Elizabeth Forsyth,   b. 1887, Penrith Reg No 29744/1887 ,   d. 28 Sep 1967, St Leonards Reg No 35945/1967
  Married	1914	Chatswood Reg No 6569/1914
  Children	1. Clifford Vincent Hillcoat,   b. 19 Feb 1915, Woollahra, Sydney ,   d. 25 Jul 1996, Chatswood Reg No 14691/1911
  Family ID	F228	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos		William Hillcoat missing/wounded records
  		Rev. William George Vincent Hillcoat

  
  

• Notes

  Enlisted WW1 on 11 Feb 1916as Private in 3rd Field Ambulance, Army Medical Corps. Died of wounds 20 sept 1917 William George was born in East Maitland in 1886, married Florence Elizabeth Forsyth in 1914 in Chatswood, Sydney. He was a Minister in the Congregrational Church. William enlisted in the Army for service in WW1, assigned to the 3rd Field Ambulance Australian Medical Corps 1st December 1916. He left Australia on the RM "Sorontes" never to return. He died of wounds (compound fracture of left leg, gunshot wounds to face and scalp, recieved in battle at Polygon Woods Belgium. Plot X1X Row A, Grave no.15A. William amd Florence had one son, Clifford Vincent Hillcoat, born 19/2/1915. Commonwealth War Graves Record No 1 Surname HILLCOAT , WILLIAM GEORGE VINCENT RankPrivate Service Number16410 Date Of Death20/09/1917 Age32 Regiment/ServiceAustralian Army Medical Corps Nationality Australian Grave/Memorial Ref. XIX. A. 15A. Cemetery/Memorial NameLIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY Private William George Vincent Hillcoat Note: 16410. 3rd Field Amb. Australian Army Medical Corps. Died of wounds 20th September 1917. Age 32. Son of William John and Matilda Maud Hillcoat; husband of F. E. Hillcoat Burial: Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Poperinge West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium Plot: www.cwgc.org