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[Letterhead of the Military Forces of the Commonwealth, 2nd Military District.]
District Head-Quarters, Victoria barracks,
Sydney, 4th October 1917
Dear Sir,
In confirmation of my telegraphic advice of the 2nd inst. to The Rev. Waugh, It is with sincere regret I have to advise that your Son No. 874 Sergeant T. H. Hill, 19th Battalion, A.I.F. is officially reported to have died on the 22nd of Sep. from the effects of "Gunshot wound-compound fracture Legs, and the 3rd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station.
I am directed to convey to you the deep regret and sympathy of Their Majesties The King and Queen and the Commonwealth Government in the loss that you and the Army have sustained by the death of this Soldier.
Yours faithfully,
A H Sandford
Colonel,
A.A.G. 2nd Military District
Mr A. H. W. Hill,
Euterpe,
Kurraba Road,
Neutral Bay