Wilfrid Frank HINTON

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Service Numbers:	Officer, 2390
Enlisted:	31 July 1915
Last Rank:	Captain
Last Unit:	33rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia , 28 February 1887
Home Town:	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Schooling:	Wagga State School, Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Accountant
Died:	Killed In Action, Belgium, 13 October 1917, aged 30 years
Cemetery:	Tyne Cot Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Plot XXXVIII, row H, Grave 23
Memorials:	Wagga Wagga Cenotaph, Wagga Wagga Victory Memorial Arch

31 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 33rd Infantry Battalion
31 Jul 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2390, 33rd Infantry Battalion
15 Aug 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 33rd Infantry Battalion
14 Oct 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 33rd Infantry Battalion
6 Jan 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 33rd Infantry Battalion
1 May 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 33rd Infantry Battalion
4 May 1916:	Involvement Lieutenant, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: ''
4 May 1916:	Embarked Lieutenant, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Sydney
1 Aug 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 33rd Infantry Battalion
13 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Captain

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