Sidney Hinton Memorial Plaque attached to carved timber background

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c. 1920

Overview

Natural timber slab carved with Eucalyptus leaves and buds, possibly Eucalyptus globulus (Tasmanian blue gum). The date 1917 is also carved into the timber slab.

A memorial plaque issued to the next-of-kin of Sidney Hinton is held onto the front of the timber slab with small pieces of metal.
It is circular, made from cast bronze and bears an image of “Britannia” holding a laurel wreath and a trident, with a lion at her feet.
A much smaller lion is below the bigger one, biting the German Imperial eagle.
There is a dolphin on each side of 'Britannia' representing Britain's sea power.
On the right, within a rectangular border, is the name of the person commemorated.

A typewritten passage of writing dated 1987 is glued to the reverse of the timber slab, perhaps alluding to the person who did the carving. - Sarah Squire Todd.

Historical information

The memorial plaque was attributed to Gunner Sidney Hinton, who served with the 118th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery; service number 48389. He died of wounds 29/10/17 at Ypres
Sidney Hinton was born in Stourbridge, Worcester in 1894. He enlisted 26/10/1914 with the Royal Field Artillery, where he listed his occupation as railway porter for the Great Western Railway. On 16/11/1914, he was posted to the 67th Battery, On 5/2/15, he was posted to the 23rd Siege Battery, On 19/10/17, he was posted to the 118 Siege Battery.
Sidney served at home 26/10/14 – 19/8/15, in France 20/8/15 – 25/4/17, home 26/4/17 – 12/10/17, and France 13/10/17 until his death. He had previously been wounded on 21/4/17 affecting his leg and buttock. He was wounded in the head & right leg on 29/10/17 at Ypres, and died as a result of those wounds at the 14 Field Ambulance.
He is buried at the Bedford House Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-119-RoW00008

Item type

Carvings

Collectibles

Plaques

Themes

War and Conflict
War and Conflict > World War 1

Material

Bronze (Metal)

Timber

Width

350 mm

Height or length

390 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Around edge of plaque -
"HE DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR"
Behind lion's back foot -
"39"
On right hand side of plaque within a box, the cast name -
"SIDNEY HINTON"

Contextual Information

Carved timber frame of Australian (potentially Tasmanian) origin, Produced in 1917 to provide a decorative background to the memorial plaque.

Keywords

Australian Imperial Force

Place made

Australia