Tasmanian War Casualties

WW1

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HINMAN, ARTHUR GURR

Born 19^th June 1890 Launceston Tasmania to Arthur and Lucy Maud Hinman (nee Gurr) He attended Launceston Church Grammar School and later moved to Melbourne to study to pursue a career as a mining engineer. He was an excellent footballer and played in the VFL but gave it away to concentrate on his studies.

He left Melbourne with his unit on board transport A40 Ceramic on 22^nd December 1914 and was to die from wound received five months later. He was buried Quinn’s Post Cemetery Gallipoli.

News was received on Tuesday by Mrs A Hinman Elphin Road Launceston from Captain Davies that her son Lieutenant Arthur G Hinman was killed in action on May 9^th at the Dardanelles. Lieutenant Hinman was in his 25^th year. He was educated at the Launceston Church Grammar School and afterwards passed through his mining course at Ormond College Melbourne. On leaving college he was attached to the staff of the Mt Bischoff T/M Company Waratah which he left to join the second expeditionary force. He was very well known in sporting circles both in Launceston and Melbourne. He played football here with the Launceston Club and University team in Melbourne. A younger brother Wilfred is with the troops in training in Queensland for the front.

The Weekly Courier 22^nd July 1914

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