John Edward HINTON

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HINTON, John Edward

Service Number:	272
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
Born:	Queensland, Australia, 31 March 1880
Home Town:	Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Instrument Fitter
Died:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 20 October 1954, aged 74 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Cremated.
Memorials:

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 272, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
4 Mar 1901:	Promoted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Sergeant, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 5th QIB, Bk 2 p. 119, notes promoted to Sergeant 4 Mar 1901.
6 Mar 1901:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Sergeant, 272, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 488 notes 5th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 6 Mar 1901 aboard Templemore arriving Port Elizabeth 1 Apr 1901.
5 May 1902:	Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Sergeant, 272, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 491 notes 5th QIB embarked at Cape Town 27 Mar 1902 aboard St Andrew returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 30 Apr 1902, disbanded 5 May 1902.

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Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

When John Edward Hinton enlisted in 1901 in the 5th QIB and his details were published with the rank and file in The Queenslander, 16 Mar 1901, he noted his N.O.K. as his father J. E. Hinton, Fire Brigade, Brisbane. In the Boer War Service Paybooks for the 5th QIB, Bk 2 p. 119, it is noted he directed part of his pay to his mother Mrs. M. E. Hinton, Central Fire Brigade Station. His father was Superintendant at the fire station and later the Chief Officer of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade.

John Edward Hinton was born on 31 Mar 1880 in Queensland, a son to John Edward Hinton and Mary Elizabeth Hinton (nee O'Reilly). He married Charlotte Ann Patterson on 8 Oct 1906 at Cairns and they had 5 children. At the time of their wedding John was living in Cairns where he was working as an officer/mechanician with the Cairns Telephone Exchange. They later returned to Brisbane and were last residing at Indooroopilly.

(Source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 499; Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 5th QIB, Bk 2 p. 119; newspaper articles- see links).

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