Arthur Hinman
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]
| 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) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1911. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
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.
Education
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.
Football
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.
Military service
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]
Death
He died when retreating after an unsuccessful attempt by the 15th Battalion to take Quinn’s Post on 10 May 1915.[15][16][17]
See also
- List of Victorian Football League players who died in active service
Footnotes
- Holemesby & Main (2014), p.396.
- Obituary, The (Hobart) Daily Post, (Saturday, 18 July 1914), p.7.
- Deaths: Hinman, The Launceston Examiner, (Saturday, 18 July 1914), p.1; Death of Mr. A. Hinman, The Launceston Examiner, (Saturday, 18 July 1914), p.7.
- Marriages: Hinman—Gurr, The Launceston Examiner, (Friday, 5 December 1884), p1.
- Deaths: Hinman, The Launceston Examiner, (Friday, 2 August), p.1.
- Personal, The (Launceston) Daily Telegraph, (Friday, 2 August 1918), p4.
- Births: Hinman, The Launceston Examiner, (Tuesday, 24 June 1890), p.1.
- "SCHOOL SPEECH DAYS". The Examiner. Tasmania, Australia. 20 December 1907. p. 6.
- School Speech Nights: Launceston Church Grammar: Old Boys and The War, The (Launceston) Examiner, (Friday, 15 December 1916), p.5.
- "NORTHERN TASMANIAN ASSOCIATION". The Examiner. Tasmania, Australia. 29 May 1908. p. 2.
- "COLLISION BURSTS ARTERY". The Argus. Melbourne, Australia. 28 August 1911. p. 8.
- "UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE". The Argus. Melbourne, Australia. 25 April 1913. p. 5.
- Commencement Day: Degrees Conferred: Bachelor of Mining Engineering, The Argus, (Monday, 6 April 1914), p.7.
- Main & Allen (2002).
- "OFFICER'S FINE EXAMPLE". The Examiner. Tasmania, Australia. 10 September 1915. p. 7.
- Cullen (2015), p.41.
- His Life For His Country: "In Memoriam" Service, The Launceston Examiner, (Monday, 26 July 1915), p.7.
References
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder Than Football: League Players at War. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. ISBN 978-0-9923791-4-8.
- Main, J. & Allen, D., "Hinman, Arthur", pp.81–83 in Main, J. & Allen, D., Fallen — The Ultimate Heroes: Footballers Who Never Returned From War, Crown Content, (Melbourne), 2002.
- First World War Nominal Roll: Lieutenant Arthur Gurr Hinman, Australian War Memorial.
- First World War Embarkation Roll: Lieutenant Arthur Gurr Hinman, Australian War Memorial.
- First World War Service Record: Lieutenant Arthur Gurr Hinman, National Archives of Australia.
- Applicaton for War Gratuity (Lieutenant Arthur Gurr Hinman), National Archives of Australia.
- Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour: Arthur Gurr Hinman.
- Lieutenant Arthur Gurr Hinman, Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
External links
- Arthur Hinman's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Arthur Hinman at AustralianFootball.com
- Group Portrait of Officers of the 15th Battalion prior to Embarkation Overseas, Collection of the Australian War Museum.