Hill, Anthony Eustache
- Date of death:
- November 12th, 1942 (Dijon, France)
- Buried on:
- War Cemetery Les Pejocus Dijon
- Service number:
- 72992
- Nationality:
- British (1801-present, Kingdom)
Biography
On 21 October 1942 at 14:45 a Spitfire crashed into the hamlet of La Bondelue near the French town of Autun. The pilot bailed out shortly before the crash. He was seriously wounded and was transferred by the Germans to hospital in Dijon, where he died on 12 November 1942.
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Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Flying Officer
- Unit:
- No. 1 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit, Royal Air Force
- Awarded on:
- May 27th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Flight Lieutenant
- Unit:
- No. 1 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit, Royal Air Force
- Awarded on:
- March 10th, 1942
Awarded as bar on the ribbon of the first medal.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Acting Squadron Leader
- Awarded on:
- June 11th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Acting Squadron Leader
- Awarded on:
- August 4th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Acting Squadron Leader
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1943
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