Eric Stanley HINGSTON

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Service Number:	853
Enlisted:	1 April 1916, Claremont, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	40 Infantry Battalion AMF
Born:	Moltema, Tasmania, Australia, 27 October 1895
Home Town:	Moltema, Meander Valley, Tasmania
Schooling:	Moltema State School, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 14 May 1917, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	Strand Military Cemetery, Ploegsteert, Wallonie, Belgium Plot 2 , Row A , Grave 3
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Deloraine War Memorial

1 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 853, Claremont, Tasmania
1 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 853, 40th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
1 Jul 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 853, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart
14 May 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 853, 40 Infantry Battalion AMF, Bullecourt (Second)

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