Sydney Egmont (Anderson) Hill (1888 - 1960)

Born 6 Nov 1888 in Ōpunakē, Taranaki, New Zealand

Ancestors

Died 24 Sep 1960 at age 71 in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

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Biography

Sydney (Anderson) Hill is an Anzac who served in World War One.

Sydney Egmont Anderson was born in June 1889 in Opunake, New Zealand.^[1]

Sydney was in a military record on 12 October 1915. His service number was WW1 11/2116.^[2]

Sidney was in a military record in 1916. Their service number was 11/2116.^[3]

Sidney married Emma Gordon in 1922 in New Zealand.^[4]

Sidney and 2 brother were mentioned in the Taranaki Daily News on 11 November 1925 in Taranaki, New Zealand. "SAWMILL AT TE KIRI. PROPRIETORS INSOLVENT. FURTHER INQUIRY WANTED, The outcome of a sawmilling venture started at Te Kiri in 1922 by three brothers was the appearance in the Bankruptcy Court at New Plymouth yesterday before the Deputy Official Assignee (Mr. J. S. S. Medley), of Leonard Hill, cabinetmaker, Kaponga, and John Matthew Roy Hill, electrician, Stratford. The third partner in the business, Sidney Egmont Hill, mill hand, Te Kiri, could not attend as he was not in New Zealand. Bankrupts' schedule revealed a deficiency in the estate of £784 12s sd. To unsecured creditors £864 12s 5d was owing, and the only assets were tools belonging to L. Hill and valued at £30, and furniture, valued at £40, belonging to S. Hill..."^[5]

Sydney's death was registered in 1960 in New Plymouth, New Zealand.^[6]

S E was mentioned on a memorial in Te Henui Cemetery, New Plymouth, New Plymouth District, Taranaki, New Zealand with a death date of 24 September 1960.^[7]

Sydney was mentioned on a memorial in Te Henui Cemetery, New Plymouth, New Plymouth District, Taranaki, New Zealand with a death date of 24 September 1960.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950"
   N/A - microfiche from a private collector; New Zealand; Birth Index, 1840-1950
   Ancestry au Record 8949 #1512758 (accessed 27 April 2024)
   Sydney Egmont Anderson born in Jun 1889 in Opunake, New Zealand.
2. ↑ Military: "New Zealand, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920"
   Archives New Zealand; Wellington, New Zealand; Series Number: 18805
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 61564 #1431909 (accessed 27 April 2024)
   Name: Sydney Egmont Hill; Birth Date: 6 Nov. 1889; Birth Place: New Plymouth, New Zealand; Enlistment Date: 12 Oct. 1915; Service Number: WW1 11/2116.
3. ↑ Military: "New Zealand, World War I Army Nominal Rolls, 1914-1918"
   Nominal Rolls: Vol. 2: 1 Jan 1916 - 31 Dec 1916
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 1833 #145534 (accessed 27 April 2024)
   Name: Sidney Egmont Hill; Regimental Number: 11/2116; Relative Name: A J Hill; Relative Relationship: Father; Embarkation: 1916.
4. ↑ Marriage: "New Zealand, Marriage Index, 1840-1937"
   Original data: New Zealand Marriage Index, 1840-1950. Microfiche
   Ancestry au Record 8950 #1370161 (accessed 27 April 2024)
   Sidney Egmont Hill marriage to Emma Gordon in 1922 in New Zealand.
5. ↑ 1925 Newspaper: "Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand"
   Taranaki Daily News, 11 November 1925, Page 9
   Papers Past Article (accessed 27 April 2024)
6. ↑ Death Registration: "New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966"
   New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966
   Ancestry au Record 8952 #718055 (accessed 27 April 2024)
   Sydney Egmont Hill death 1960 in New Plymouth, New Zealand.
7. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #175016193 (accessed 27 April 2024)
   Memorial page for S. E. Hill (unknown-24 Sep 1960), citing Te Henui Cemetery, New Plymouth, New Plymouth District, Taranaki, New Zealand; Maintained by AliNZ (contributor 48653406).
8. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #203522921 (accessed 27 April 2024)
   Memorial page for Sydney Egmont Hill (unknown-24 Sep 1960), citing Te Henui Cemetery, New Plymouth, New Plymouth District, Taranaki, New Zealand (plot: Services Area Block D Plot 157); Maintained by Baby Stegosaurus (contributor 49885654).