Francis Grant (Frank) HINDLEY

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Service Number:	790
Enlisted:	18 August 1914
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	58th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Hamilton, Victoria, Australia, February 1895
Home Town:	Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Mechanic
Died:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 5 May 1957, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne
Memorials:	Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Bendigo Marist Brothers College Great War Honour Roll, Bendigo St. John's Presbyterian Church Honour Roll

18 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 790, 7th Infantry Battalion
19 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 790, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 790, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 790, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
6 Jul 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 790, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Concussion & shock
24 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion
6 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 790, 57th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
23 Jul 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion
3 May 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 790, 58th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second)
20 Jun 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 58th Infantry Battalion, Reverted to Private again on 5 August 1917 at own request.
15 Sep 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 58th Infantry Battalion
26 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 790, 58th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood
21 Aug 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 790, 58th Infantry Battalion, RTA April 1918 and admitted to hospital (no details). Discharged as medically unfit in August (no details).

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Brothers:

2570 Pte Harold HINDLEY, 5th Bn, returned to Australia, 19 October 1918;

2747 Pte John James HINDLEY, 4th Machine Gun Company, died whilst Prisoner of War, 6 May 1917.

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