Arthur Hinman

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Arthur Hinman
Personal information
Full name Arthur Gurr Hinman
Date of birth (1890-06-19)19 June 1890
Place of birth Launceston, Tasmania
Date of death 10 May 1915(1915-05-10) (aged 24)
Place of death Gallipoli, Ottoman Turkey
Original team(s) Launceston
Position(s) Wing
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1910–1911 University 24 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1911.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Arthur Gurr Hinman (19 June 1890 – 10 May 1915) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the University Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Family

The third of four children of Arthur Hinman (c.1858-1914),[2][3] and Lucy Maud Hinman (?–1918), née Gurr,[4][5][6] Arthur Gurr Hinman Hinman was born in Launceston, on 19 June 1890.[7]

He was the elder brother of VFL footballer Bill Hinman.

Education

He was educated at Launceston Church Grammar School.[8][9]

While in his final year at school, he played for the Launceston Football Club,[10] before studying science at the University of Tasmania.

He subsequently studied mining engineering at the University of Melbourne.

Football

During 1910 and 1911 he was a regular player for the University Football Club in the VFL competition. Notable events in his career include a burst artery in his arm[11] and missing a match in 1911 because he was on an expedition.

Having completed his final exams in 1913,[12] graduating B.M.Eng. in absentia, in April 1914,[13] Hinman returned to Tasmania to work for the Mount Bischoff Tin Mine.

Military service

Hinman enlisted soon after World War I broke out and joined the 15th Battalion, which departed Australia in late December 1914. After a period of training in Egypt, during which he was promoted to Lieutenant, Hinman first saw action at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915.[14]

Death

He died when retreating after an unsuccessful attempt by the 15th Battalion to take Quinn's Post on 10 May 1915.[15][16][17]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ Holemesby & Main (2014), p.396.
  2. ^ Obituary, The (Hobart) Daily Post, (Saturday, 18 July 1914), p.7.
  3. ^ Deaths: Hinman, The Launceston Examiner, (Saturday, 18 July 1914), p.1; Death of Mr. A. Hinman, The Launceston Examiner, (Saturday, 18 July 1914), p.7.
  4. ^ Marriages: Hinman—Gurr, The Launceston Examiner, (Friday, 5 December 1884), p1.
  5. ^ Deaths: Hinman, The Launceston Examiner, (Friday, 2 August), p.1.
  6. ^ Personal, The (Launceston) Daily Telegraph, (Friday, 2 August 1918), p4.
  7. ^ Births: Hinman, The Launceston Examiner, (Tuesday, 24 June 1890), p.1.
  8. ^ "SCHOOL SPEECH DAYS". The Examiner. Tasmania, Australia. 20 December 1907. p. 6.
  9. ^ School Speech Nights: Launceston Church Grammar: Old Boys and The War, The (Launceston) Examiner, (Friday, 15 December 1916), p.5.
  10. ^ "NORTHERN TASMANIAN ASSOCIATION". The Examiner. Tasmania, Australia. 29 May 1908. p. 2.
  11. ^ "COLLISION BURSTS ARTERY". The Argus. Melbourne, Australia. 28 August 1911. p. 8.
  12. ^ "UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE". The Argus. Melbourne, Australia. 25 April 1913. p. 5.
  13. ^ Commencement Day: Degrees Conferred: Bachelor of Mining Engineering, The Argus, (Monday, 6 April 1914), p.7.
  14. ^ Main & Allen (2002).
  15. ^ "OFFICER'S FINE EXAMPLE". The Examiner. Tasmania, Australia. 10 September 1915. p. 7.
  16. ^ Cullen (2015), p.41.
  17. ^ His Life For His Country: "In Memoriam" Service, The Launceston Examiner, (Monday, 26 July 1915), p.7.

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