Regimental number | 6128 |
Place of birth | Edenhope, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 155 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Maisey Hinkley c/o Mrs Paterson, 8 Clive Street, West Perth, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Reported missing in action, 11 April 1917; subsequently reported captured, Reincourt, 11 April 1917, and prisoner of war, Germany. Repatriated to England, and arrived, 30 December 1918. Commenced return to Australia from Portland on board Ht 'Euripides', 3 March 1919; disembarked Fremantle, 10 April 1919; discharged (medically unfit: machinew gun bullet, left leg calf), Perth, 24 July 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HINKLEY Reuben Hunter |