HINDLEY, Harold
| Service Number: | 2570 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Australian Convalescent Depot |
| Born: | Liverpool, England, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Boort, Loddon, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway employee |
| Memorials: | Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Bendigo Loco Roll of Honour, Bendigo St. John's Presbyterian Church Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2570, 5th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 15 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2570, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 15 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2570, 5th Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Melbourne | |
| 7 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2570, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2570, 5th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, GSW right thigh (severe), shell contusions back & shoulder. Evacuated to England. | |
| 28 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Division Headquarters, England | |
| 11 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2570, 1st Australian Convalescent Depot |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Larna Malone
Harold Hindley was born in Liverpool, England, the son of John and Margaret Hindley. The family emigrated from England and settled at Coleraine, in the district of Hamilton. By 1914 John and Margaret Hindley were living in Boort, where John worked as a Draper.
Harold Hindley was a Railway Employee, and enlisted in Melbourne on 8.7.15. He was 30 years and 8 months old, 5’ 8” tall, with a sallow complexion, brown eyes and brown hair. He was initially appointed to the 9th Reinforcements for the 22nd Battalion (21.7.15) but two weeks later was appointed to the 8th Reinforcements for the 5th Battalion. He embarked for overseas on 8.10.15 with Service No. 2570.
He joined the 5th Battalion on the Gallipoli Peninsula on 7.12.15, just prior to the evacuation. The battalion embarked for Lemnos, then moved to Egypt in January, 1916.
Harold disembarked in France on 30.3.16. On 16.8.16 the 5th battalion was in the Forward Line Trenches at Pozieres when Harold Hindley was wounded. He sustained a severe Gun Shot Wound in his thigh, and shell contusion to his back and shoulder. He was discharged from hospital on 21.10.16 and transferred to the Convalescent Centre at Weymouth, England. On 28.3.17 he was attached for duty with 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital at Bulford.
He was later diagnosed with Contracture of Great Toe and Neurosis and sent back to Australia for discharge as medically unfit. He embarked for Australia on 19.10.18.
“The Men Listed on the Roll of Honour, St John’s Presbyterian Church, Bendigo”: Larna Malone
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