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Surname: HINDSON
Forename(s): John Cyril
Place of Birth: Sedbergh, Yorkshire
Service No: 661300
Rank: Gunner
Regiment / Corps / Service: Royal Field Artillery
Battalion / Unit: ---
Division: ---
Age: 19
Date of Death: 1918-11-30
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: I. 523.
CWGC Cemetery: SEDBERGH CEMETERY
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: SEDBERGH, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
John Cyril Hindson was the son of Frances Jane Hindson, born c. 1872 at Old Hutton, Westmorland, the granddaughter of John and Mary Ann Hindson, née Hewitson.
1901 Sedbergh (Marthwaite & Soolbank), Yorkshire Census: Weavers Yard - John Cyril Hindson, aged 2 years, born Sedbergh. [John and his mother were living with her grandparents, John and Mary Ann Hindson.]
1911 Sedbergh, Yorkshire Census: Weavers Yard - John Cyril Hindson, aged 12 years, born Sedbergh. [John and his mother were living with her uncle, John Hindson.]
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Gnr John C. Hindson, 631300 [sic], 132327, R.F.A. (T.F.).
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Gnr John Cyril Hindson, 132327, 631300 [sic], R.F.A. (T.F.). Dead 30.11.18.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Gnr John C. Hindson, 661300, R.F.A. T. Died 30.11.18.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Gnr J. C. Hindson, 661300, R.F.A. Date and Place of Death: 30.11.18. Catterick Mil. Hos. Yorks. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Mother - Francis [sic] Jane. £13 10s. 0d.
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: Gnr John Cyril Hindson, 661300, R.F.A. Date and cause of death: 30.11.18 died of Influenza. Name(s) on card(s): Dependant: Mrs Frances Jane Hindson. Relationship: Mother. Address: Weaver's Yard, Sedburgh, Yorks.
A short biography of John is included in: ‘Sedbergh and District 1914-1918 – But who shall return the children?’ Compiled by Sedbergh and District History Society. Edited by Diane Elphick (2016).
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record: ---
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Gunner John Cyril HINDSON
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Royal Field Artillery
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Sedbergh Cemetery
CWGC Headstone
Bible presented to the family of Gunner John Cyril Hindson by the people of Sedbergh
Courtesy of Sedbergh & District History Society
Bible presented to the family of Gunner John Cyril Hindson by the people of Sedbergh.
Courtesy of Sedbergh & District History Society
Death Certificate for Gunner John Cyril Hindson
Courtesy of Sedbergh & District History Society
The Sedbergh men who gave their lives
Right hand panel - Top row (l-r): Private Richard Winn, Private John Burton. Second row (l-r): Private John Nelson, Gunner Robert Matthew Fothergill. Third row (l-r): Private Robert Edward Seddon, A/Corporal Herbert Park. Fourth row (l-r): Gunner John Cyril Hindson, Private Charles James Sisson
Three-panel oil-painting, courtesy of the artist, David Hartnup
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