William Lionel (Leo) HINE

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HINE, William Lionel

Service Number: 175
Enlisted: 14 January 1915
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: 21st Infantry Battalion
Born: Boort, Victoria, Australia, January 1890
Home Town: Gormanston, West Coast, Tasmania
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Iron Turner
Died: SW to body and legs, Bouzencourt, France, 24 August 1916
Cemetery: Becourt Military Cemetery
Becourt Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row N, Grave No. 9), Becordel-Becourt, France, Becourt Military Cemetery, Albert, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

14 Jan 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 175, 21st Infantry Battalion
10 May 1915: Involvement Private, SN 175, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières
10 May 1915: Embarked Private, SN 175, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
14 Jun 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 21st Infantry Battalion, Previously promoted to acting Cpl 29/8/1915
24 Aug 1916: Involvement Sergeant, SN 175, 21st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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