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HINSON, Heber Basil
(Service number 18221)

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First Rank Last Rank Captain

Birth

Date Unknown Place of Birth

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Military Service

Served with NZ Armed Forces Served in
Military District

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Last Unit Served With Canterbury Mounted Rifles

Military Awards

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No information

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Discharge

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Death

Date 30 March 1918 Age 24 yrs
Place of Death
Cause Died of wounds
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Syria
Memorial Reference C. 115.
New Zealand Memorials On Memorial wall, Timaru; Pleasant Point War Memorial (as H. J. HINSON); Pleasant Point School Memorial

Biographical Notes

Son of Rev. Stanley & Amy HINSON, of Pleasant Point, Soth Canterbury. Attended Christs College, Christchurch. Graduate of the Military College, Duntroon, Australia.

Sources

Cenotaph Database [20 October 2013]; CWGC (Hebert Basil) [21 October 2013]

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