Memorial plaque of Sidney Hinton 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.
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

Artefacts

Ephemera

Medallions

Themes

War and Conflict
War and Conflict > World War 1

Material

Bronze (Metal)

Timber