| Regimental number | 853 |
| Place of birth | Moltema, Tasmania |
| School | Moltema State School, Tasmania |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Moltema, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Next of kin | Father, Edmund Tasman Hingston, Moltema, Tasmania |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 40th Battalion, D Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
| Age at death | 21 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | Strand Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 3), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 132 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edmund and Fanny HINGSTON, Moltema, Tasmania |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |