William "Red" Hill Sr.
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William "Red" Hill Sr. (November 17, 1888 – May 14, 1942) was a Canadian daredevil and rescuer, born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, in 1888. In 1896 he received his first medal for bravery when he rescued his sister from their burning house which was followed by a life-saving medal in 1912, achieving the status as a local hero.A bootlegger on occasion during the Prohibition, Hill went on to receive a total of four medals in addition to being credited with saving 28 lives and the recovery of 177 accident and suicide victims from the Niagara River just below the Falls.
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William "Red" Hill Sr.
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William "Red" Hill, Sr.
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William "Red" Hill, Sr.
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Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
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1942-05-14
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Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
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1888-11-17
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1888-11-17
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William Thomas Hill, Senior
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"Red" in a barrel, about 1935
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Major Lloyd Hill,
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Norman Corky Hill,
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William Red Hill, Jr.,
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Wesley Hill, Edith Hill, Helen Hill, Margaret Hill.
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1942-05-14
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Riverman, daredevil
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Beatrice Clark
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1896
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William "Red" Hill Sr. (November 17, 1888 – May 14, 1942) was a Canadian daredevil and rescuer, born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, in 1888. In 1896 he received his first medal for bravery when he rescued his sister from their burning house which was followed by a life-saving medal in 1912, achieving the status as a local hero.A bootlegger on occasion during the Prohibition, Hill went on to receive a total of four medals in addition to being credited with saving 28 lives and the recovery of 177 accident and suicide victims from the Niagara River just below the Falls. Hill's reputation grew as a renowned Canadian daredevil in 1930 with a five-hour journey in a 6-foot-long (1.8 m) steel barrel which began just below the falls at the Maid of the Mist boat landing and through the treacherous Niagara lower rapids ending up several miles down stream at Queenston, Ontario.
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1918
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1896
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William Thomas Hill, Senior
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1888
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1942
