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William Henry HINCKFUSS

Regimental number6584
Place of birthBrisbane Qld
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationHire motor driver
AddressKangaroo Point, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs A Hinckfuss, 35 William Street, Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Queensland
Enlistment date1 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/6
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 7 February 1917
Rank from Nominal Roll2nd Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Divisional Signal Company
FateReturned to Australia 22 September 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance
Family/military connectionsBrother: 640 Sergeant Harold Charles HINCKFUSS MM & Bar
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death15 August 1967

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