Arthur Hinman | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Arthur Gurr Hinman | ||
Date of birth | 19 June 1890 | ||
Place of birth | Launceston, Tasmania | ||
Date of death | 10 May 1915 | (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]
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.
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.
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.
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]
He died when retreating after an unsuccessful attempt by the 15th Battalion to take Quinn's Post on 10 May 1915. [15] [16] [17]
Arthur Hinman | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Arthur Gurr Hinman | ||
Date of birth | 19 June 1890 | ||
Place of birth | Launceston, Tasmania | ||
Date of death | 10 May 1915 | (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]
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.
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.
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.
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]
He died when retreating after an unsuccessful attempt by the 15th Battalion to take Quinn's Post on 10 May 1915. [15] [16] [17]