Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918
Hinds F G 2nd Lt Frederick George 19 Inf Bn 37 Commercial Traveller Single C of E
Address: Neutral Bay, Allister St
Middle Park Hotel, Middle Park by 7 June 1919
Next of Kin: Hinds, E A, Mrs, Mother, Allister St, Neutral Bay
16 Bloomfield Rd, Ascot Vale by 9 July 1919
Enlisted: 15 Sep 1915
Embarked: A71 Nestor 9 April 1916 (Sydney)
Prior service: Rifle Club, Mosman, 10 months
Born at Williamstown, Victoria
Awards: Military Cross 7/9/18, Mentioned in Dispatches 24/9/1918
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AWARDED THE MILITARY CROSS
Lieutenant (temporary Captain) FREDERICK GEORGE HINDS
During the attack on Mont St Quentin, near Peronne, on the
31st August, 1918, the right flank of the battalion was seriously
threatened at a time when the front line was thinly held, owing to
heavy casualties from intense machine gun and trench-mortar fire.
Noticing this, without hesitation he led the Company over the open
ground from the support line in the face of heavy concentrated fire,
and re-inforced the front line, thus securing the position. His
initiative in quickly grasping the situation and his quick decision
regardless of personal safety showed a high standard of courage
and leadership.
Australian War Memorial, Honours and Awards.
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Note: Charles William and Elizabeth Louisa Hinds were listed at the Bloomfield Road address in 1909, 1914 and 1919 electoral rolls, and may have been Frederick's grandparents.
War Service Commemorated
Ascot Vale State School
St Pauls Anglican Church, Ascot Vale
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