Rifleman Francis Hilton

31 Mar 1945

Francis Hilton, Son of Fredrick and Agnes Hilton, of Ballymena, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland,. served with 1st (Airborne) Battalion The Royal Ulster Rifles (RUR).

He was killed on 31 March 1945 aged 30 years old, the battalion’s war diary states that the battalion was moving between Coesfeld and Greven and that there were nine casualties that day.

Rifleman Hilton is buried in Reichwald Forest Cemetery, Germany.

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Francis  Hilton

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  • Headstone of Rifleman Francis Hilton,  Reichwald Forest Cemetery, Germany, March 2006.

    Headstone of Rifleman Francis Hilton, Reichwald Forest Cemetery, Germany, March 2006.

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