Individual Details
2nd Lt Eustace Arthur Peter Hillard R.M.
(15 May 1910 - 26 Aug 1940)
Events
| Birth | 15 May 1910 | Worcester, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom |  | ||
| Census | 1911 | The White Ladies, Royal Grammer School, Worcester, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom |  | | |
| Education | From 1917 to 1928 | Worcester Royal Grammer School, Worcester, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom | | | |
| 1939 Registration (England & Wales) | 1939 | Fruit Grower & Market Gardener - now unemployed - Puriton Lodge, Hambrook, Sussex, England, United Kingdom | | | |
| Residence | Abt Aug 1940 | Puriton Lodge, Hambrook, Sussex, England, United Kingdom | | ||
| Death | 26 Aug 1940 | (Registration District), Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom | | | |
| Military | 26 Aug 1940 | Royal Marines | | | |
| Burial | Aft 26 Aug 1940 | St Mary Churchyard, Funtington, Sussex, England, United Kingdom | | | |
| Probate | 13 Jan 1941 | Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom | | |
Families
| Father | Frederick Arthur Hillard (1868 - 1937) |
| Mother | Mary Robina Chichester Loraine Bevan (1882 - 1969) |
| Sibling | Richard Arthur Loraine Hillard (1906 - 1996) |
| Sibling | Charles Julian Loraine Hillard (1906 - 1995) |
| Sibling | Frederick P Hillard (1912 - ) |
Notes
Census
Age: 10 monthsEducation
Extract from "Remember the Fallen"HILLARD Eustace Arthur Peter
Rank : Second Lieutenant
Regiment : Royal Marines
Service number : E0
Conflict : WW2
Date of death : 26th August 1940 aged 30
Buried : Funtington (St. Mary) Churchyard, Sussex, England, Row 6. Grave 24.
Relatives : Son of Frederick Arthur and Mary Loraine Hillard, of Lustleigh, Devon. B.A. (Cantab.). Trinity Hall
Memorial : Worcester Royal Grammar School
Details:
Eustace Hillard was the third son of Frederick and Mary Hillard. His father was Headmaster of Worcester Royal Grammar School from 1899 to 1928. Eustace attended the school from 1917 to 1928. After leaving school he entered Cambridge University to study agriculture. When war broke out he enlisted in the Royal Marines and was killed in action during an air raid on Portsmouth.
1939 Registration (England & Wales)
In right hand column says "Volunteer ARP Warden"Death
From Andrews Newspaper Index Cards:Hillard - In Aug., 1940, killed on active service Sec. Lieut. Eustance Arthur Peter Hillard, R.M. much loved third son of the late F.A. Hillard and of Mrs Hillard Puriton Lodge Hambrook Sussex
Military
On findagrave and CWGC listed as 2nd Lieutenant Royal MarinesBurial
Plot Row 6, Plot 24From findagrave website:
Name: HILLARD, EUSTACE ARTHUR PETER
Initials: E A P
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Royal Marines
Age: 30
Date of Death: 26/08/1940
Additional information: Son of Frederick Arthur and Mary Loraine Hillard, of Lustleigh, Devon. B.A. (Cantab.). Trinity Hall.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Row 6. Grave 24.
Cemetery: FUNTINGTON (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD
Probate
Extract from probate calendar - Year: 1941Hillard, Eustance Arthur Peter of Puriton Lodge Hambrook Chichester died 26 August 1940 on war service Administration Winchester 13 January 1to Mary Roline Chichester Loraine Hillard widow. Effects: £276 5s.
Endnotes
1. England & Wales - GRO Birth Index, 1910 Apr/Jun - Worcester - Vol: 6c Page: 270.
2. 1939 Register of England & Wales, RG101/2614A/015/8 - Letter Code: ENCD.
3. 1911 Census - England, Class: RG14; Piece: 17629; Schedule Number: 26.
4. Web-site: Remember the fallen, Hillard, Eustace Arthur Peter.
5. 1939 Register of England & Wales, RG101/2614A/015/8 - Letter Code: ENCD.
6. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995Rich, 1941 - Hillard, Eustance Arthur Peter.
7. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995Rich, 1941 - Hillard, Eustance Arthur Peter.
8. England & Wales GRO Death Index, 1940 Jul/Sept - Portsmouth - Vol: 2b Page: 1305.
9. Website: www.findagrave.com, Memorial ID : 29225127.
10. Web-site: Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Hillard, Eustance Arthur Peter.
11. England, Andrews Newspaper Index Cards, 1790-1976.
12. Website: www.findagrave.com, Memorial ID : 29225127.
13. Website: www.findagrave.com, Memorial ID : 29225127.
14. Web-site: Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Hillard, Eustance Arthur Peter.
15. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995Rich, 1941 - Hillard, Eustance Arthur Peter.