Studio portrait of 2650 Private (Pte) William Hindley, 4th Battalion, of Paddington, New South ...

Accession Number P06371.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Colour - Print hand-coloured black & white
Maker Unknown
Date made 1915-1916
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Studio portrait of 2650 Private (Pte) William Hindley, 4th Battalion, of Paddington, New South Wales (originally of Macclesfield, Cheshire, England). A cabinet maker prior to enlistment, and with previous service in the 10th Hussars, he embarked with the 6th Reinforcements of the 19th Battalion on HMAT Euripides on 2 November 1915. In February 1916 he was taken on strength with the 4th Battalion and the battalion arrived in France on 30 March 1916. A signaller with B Company, Pte Hindley was killed in action when hit by a shell on 24 July 1916 in the vicinity of Pozieres. His name is recorded on the Villers Bretonneux Memorial for those with no known grave.