Regimental number | 2747 |
Place of birth | Coleraine, Victoria |
School | Kyneton State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Boort, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 168 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, John Hindley, Boort, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 18 months in Infantry Regiment, Kyneton, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 14th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Makarini on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Machine Gun Company |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | For many years an active member of Bendigo Fire Brigate. Died whilst Prisoner of War. |
Fate | Died whilst a Prisoner of War |
Place of death or wounding | Bullecourt, France |
Age at death | 28 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Cologne Southern Cemetery (Plot X, Row C, Grave No. I), Germany |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 178 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Margaret HINDLEY. Native of Coleraine, Victoria, Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 790 Lance Corporal Francis Grant HINDLEY, 58th Bn, returned to Australia, 5 April 1918; 2570 Pte Harold HINDLEY, 5th Bn, returned to Australia, 19 October 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HINDLEY John James |