Although Douglas Ralph Hillier does not appear on the Rugby Memorial Gates, he is the first casualty to be mentioned in the Rugby Advertiser. He was an Able Seaman on H.M.S. Amphion which hit a mine and sank on 6th August.
He was the son of William John George and Mary Emma Hillier, of White House, Bascote Heath, Rugby and a native of Crouch End, London.