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FRANK GEORGE HINTON

Died : 18 Feb 1917
Rank : Private
Service no at death: 16914
Surname: HINTON
Forename: FRANK GEORGE
Initials: F G
Date of Birth 1895
Place of BirthWimborne
Place of Birth Source
Address 160 Stapehill, Ferndown, Dorset
Schools attended
Employment / tradeLabourer in Nursery (joined his father George)
Place of work
Family (parents and grandparents)Son of Charles & Emily Ursula HINTON, of Ferndown, Dorset.
Spouse Name
NotesName listed in War Heroes of Ferndown by Ian Dale
Regiment at call-upDorsetshire Regiment
Regiment at discharge
Rank at call-upPrivate
Service no at call-up
Date of attestation -
Date of call-up -
Area reported to
Source
Naval vessels served
Decorations and awards
Other service details6th BN.

Machine Gunner
Other rank
Other service no
Service facts
Age at death22
Date of death 18 Feb 1917
Regiment at deathDorsetshire Regiment
Battalion at death
Rank at deathPrivate
Circumstances of deathKIA
Service no at death16914
Field of action at death
Place of deathFrance
Location of graveThiepval Memorial
PositionPier and Face 7 B.
Other memorialsNamed on Ferndown British Legion Memorial
Newspaper Reference