HINSON, Heber Basil
(Service number 18221)
| First Rank | Last Rank | Captain |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
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Death
| Date | 30 March 1918 | Age | 24 yrs |
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| Cause | Died of wounds | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Syria | ||
| 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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