Robert Bruce HINCHEY
Year of Birth: 1922
Place of Birth: Croydon, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Enlistment: 20 April 1943, Greta, New South Wales, Australia
Australian Defence Force: Australian Imperial Force
Rank: Corporal
Unit(s): 161 General Transport Company, Australian Army Service Corps
Service Number: NX168578
Died: 3 September 1945
Age: 23 years
Buried: Cairns War Cemetery – Plot B – Row A – Grave 7
Robert was born 13 August 1922 in Croydon, New South Wales to Richard and Nellie Ellen (Ward) Hinchey.
He enlisted 20 April 1943 in Greta, New South Wales, and gave his mother Mrs Nellie Elizabeth Hinchey, 19 Linthorne Ave, Enfield, New South Wales, as his next of kin.
Corporal Hinchey died as the result of a road accident at Red Hill, White Rock, North Queensland.
Robert Bruce Hinchey’s name is on Burwood Roll of Honour board and also located at panel 82 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial.
Online Resources
NAA: B883, (HINCHEY Robert Bruce) National Archives of Australia
Department Veterans’ Affairs Nominal Rolls
National Library of Australia: Trove Digitised Newspapers
Queensland Registrar of Births Deaths & Marriages
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