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James Christopher HINCK

Regimental number3357
Place of birthShelbourne, Victoria
SchoolShelbourne State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressWest Shelbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinFather, Heinrick Hinck, West Shelbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date11 November 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll17 November 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 8
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/14/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 16 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Pioneer Battalion
FateKilled in Action 13 June 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death34
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialRibemont Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IIi, Row D, Grave No. 9), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
172
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henrich and Eleanor HINCK. Native of Shelbourne, Victoria
Family/military connectionsBrother in law: Pte George Piggott No. 643, 38th Battalion, died of wounds, buried Brookwood, England

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