Frederick George HINDS MC

Badge Number: 9973, Sub Branch: Unley
9973

HINDS, Frederick George

Service Number: Officer
Enlisted: 15 September 1915, Holsworthy, NSW
Last Rank: Captain
Last Unit: 19th Infantry Battalion
Born: Williamstown, Vic., 1879
Home Town: Neutral Bay, North Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Commercial Traveller
Memorials: Campbell Australian War Memorial Officers of the 19th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll, Orange Officers of the 19th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

15 Sep 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 19th Infantry Battalion, Holsworthy, NSW
9 Apr 1916: Involvement 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
9 Apr 1916: Embarked 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Sydney
11 Nov 1918: Involvement Captain, 19th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Mrs E A Hinds, Allister Street, Neutral Bay, North Sydney, New South Wales

Military Cross

'During the attack on Mont St. Quentin, near Peronne, on the 31st August, 1918, the right flank of the battalion was seriously threatened at a time when the front line was thinly held, owing to heavy casualties from intense machine gun and trench mortar fire. Noticing this, without hesitation he led his company over the open ground from the support line in the face of heavy concentrated fire, and reinforced the front line, thus securing the position. His gallantry and coolness was most marked.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61
Date: 23 May 1919

Listed on the Neutral Bay Rifle Club Roll of Honour

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