William George HINES

HINES, William George

Service Number: 2499
Enlisted: 27 May 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 6th Infantry Battalion
Born: Albury, New South Wales, Australia, 1886
Home Town: Orange, Orange Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Gripman
Died: Killed in Action, France, 29 April 1918
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board HR, Orange Holy Trinity Anglican Church Honour Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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World War 1 Service

27 May 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2499, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne
16 Jul 1915: Embarked Private, 2499, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Kerrie Madden

William George Hines was born to Eva and John Hines in 1886.  His siblings were John George (Jack) Hines, Alice Hines, Elsie May Hines, Herbert Hines, Phillip Edward Hines, Mary Eva Hines, Robert Hines, Maud Ruth Hines, Eva Catherine Hines, Arthur Ernest Hines and Violet May Hines.

by Kerrie Madden, Great Niece and grand daughter of Violet May