Lance Sergeant Dudley Hinds joined the Second Australian Imperial Force on 22 July 1940, declaring that he was two years older in order to meet the required enlistment age. He was assigned to the 2/3 Anti-Tank Regiment, and after a period of training, he embarked for overseas service in November 1940. With his unit, Lance Sergeant Hinds served in Palestine, Egypt and Libya. On 21 May 1941, during the Siege of Tobruk, Lance Sergeant Hinds was moving his gun onto the front line when a wheel struck an anti-tank mine. It exploded, killing Hinds and wounding three others. Lance Sergeant Hinds is buried at Tobruk War Cemetery, Libya.