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]

For reference to the American attorney and author, see Chester A. Arthur.

Arthur Hinman
Personal information
Full name Arthur Gurr Hinman
Date of birth (1890-06-19)19 June 1890
Place of birth Launceston, Tasmania
Date of death 10 May 1915(1915-05-10) (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)
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

Footnotes
  1. Holemesby & Main (2014), p.396.
  2. Obituary, The (Hobart) Daily Post, (Saturday, 18 July 1914), p.7.
  3. 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.
  4. Marriages: Hinman—Gurr, The Launceston Examiner, (Friday, 5 December 1884), p1.
  5. Deaths: Hinman, The Launceston Examiner, (Friday, 2 August), p.1.
  6. Personal, The (Launceston) Daily Telegraph, (Friday, 2 August 1918), p4.
  7. Births: Hinman, The Launceston Examiner, (Tuesday, 24 June 1890), p.1.
  8. "SCHOOL SPEECH DAYS". The Examiner. Tasmania, Australia. 20 December 1907. p. 6.
  9. School Speech Nights: Launceston Church Grammar: Old Boys and The War, The (Launceston) Examiner, (Friday, 15 December 1916), p.5.
  10. "NORTHERN TASMANIAN ASSOCIATION". The Examiner. Tasmania, Australia. 29 May 1908. p. 2.
  11. "COLLISION BURSTS ARTERY". The Argus. Melbourne, Australia. 28 August 1911. p. 8.
  12. "UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE". The Argus. Melbourne, Australia. 25 April 1913. p. 5.
  13. Commencement Day: Degrees Conferred: Bachelor of Mining Engineering, The Argus, (Monday, 6 April 1914), p.7.
  14. Main & Allen (2002).
  15. "OFFICER'S FINE EXAMPLE". The Examiner. Tasmania, Australia. 10 September 1915. p. 7.
  16. Cullen (2015), p.41.
  17. His Life For His Country: "In Memoriam" Service, The Launceston Examiner, (Monday, 26 July 1915), p.7.

References
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