Bill Hinman

William Frederick Hinman MC (1 July 1892 – 15 June 1964) was an Australian rules footballer who played in Tasmania and with University in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1910s.[1]

Bill Hinman
Personal information
Full name William Frederick Hinman
Date of birth (1892-07-01)1 July 1892
Place of birth Launceston, Tasmania
Date of death 15 June 1964(1964-06-15) (aged 71)
Place of death Hobart
Original team(s) North Launceston
Position(s) Forward / Rover
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1911–14 University 38 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1914.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Bill Hinman was born in Launceston, the youngest of four children born to Arthur Hinman and Lucy Maud Gurr and the younger brother of Arthur Hinman. He was educated at Launceston Church Grammar School.[2] Hinman played with North Launceston in the Northern Tasmanian Football Association (NTFA) and was voted club champion for the 1910 season.[3] He then moved to Victoria to pursue his law studies and played with University in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

He had a distinguished military career in World War I, and was awarded the Military Cross in December 1916 for displaying "energy and initiative in reconnoitering enemy positions and obtaining information" during the Battle of Pozières.[4] He was also awarded the Croix de Guerre[5] and the Order of Leopold from Belgium.

In August 1918 he married Jean Agnes Gibson, a fellow Tasmanian who was working as a nurse, in London. They returned to Australia after the war and he became a lawyer in Hobart after the war was over, being admitted to the bar in 1920.[6] He served as president of the Hobart Chamber of Commerce[7] and remained an active sportsman, regularly competing in local golf tournaments.[8] He died in 1964, survived by his wife and children.

References
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 396. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. "SCHOOL SPEECH DAYS". The Daily Telegraph. Tasmania, Australia. 23 December 1910. p. 3.
  3. "FOOTBALL". The Mercury. Hobart, Tas. 11 April 1911. p. 6.
  4. Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than football : league players at war. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 159. ISBN 978-0-9923791-4-8.
  5. "Honours and Awards: William Frederick Hinman". Australian War Memorial.
  6. "DUTY TO COUNTRY DONE". The World. Tasmania, Australia. 30 October 1920. p. 4.
  7. "Legal Practitioner Leaves The Helm". The Mercury. Hobart, Australia. 30 November 1939. p. 12.
  8. "GOLFERS". The Examiner. Tasmania, Australia. 12 November 1949. p. 29.
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