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Second Lieutenant JOHN HINCKLEY

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Garrison Artillery

24th Siege Bty.

Date of Death

Died 20 March 1918

Age 19 years old

Buried or commemorated at

VILLERS-BRETONNEUX MILITARY CEMETERY

XIX. B. 7.

France

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Clr. Serjt. William George and Eleanor Sarah Fox Hinckley, of Hessle House, Altofts, Normanton, Yorks. Father and three sons all served in France.
  • Personal Inscription GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS
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Buried or commemorated at

VILLERS-BRETONNEUX MILITARY CEMETERY
Somme France
Number of casualties: 2144
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