William HINTON

Regimental number44845
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinFather, Henry Hinton, Higgins Road, Frankton Junction
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on 26 April 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 8 December 1917
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialPolygon Wood Cemetery (Special Memorial A. 1), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Harry and Elizabeth Hinton, Hamilton
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 60, p. 21

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