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Charles Gifford Hill

In memory of:

Pilot Officer Charles Gifford Hill

August 10, 1944
Ploesti, Romania

Military Service


Service Number:

418123

Age:

20

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Australian Air Force

Additional Information


Born:

September 28, 1923
Lethbridge, Alberta

Enlistment:

April 25, 1942
Melbourne, Australia

Son of Cecil Henry and Marion Champlin Hill, of Vancouver, British Columbia.

Commemorated on Page 334 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

2. B. 4.

Location:

Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, is on the Golem Asker River, at the foot of the Vitosha Mountains. It is on the main railway line to Istanbul, Turkey. Sofia Protestant Cemetery, which is a section of the main town cemetery, is 2 kilometres north of the railway station and SOFIA WAR CEMETERY is part of this cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of Charles 'Gifford' Hill– Charles 'Gifford' Hill in Australia prior to leaving for Europe.

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