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Reginald Basil Hingston

In memory of:

Lieutenant Reginald Basil Hingston

August 8, 1918

Military Service


Age:

33

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

24th Bn.

Citation(s):

British War Medal and Victory Medal

Additional Information


Born:

June 17, 1885
Montreal, Quebec

Enlistment:

June 13, 1916
Montreal, Quebec

Son of Sir William Hingston, and of Lady Hingston of Montreal, Quebec. Spouse of Marie Angelina A. Bertha Hingston, of Montreal, Quebec.

Father of Captain Basil William H Hingston, who died during service with the South Staffordshire Regiment.

Commemorated on Page 429 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

XVI. F. 5.

Location:

Villers-Bretonneux is a village 16 kilometres east of Amiens on the straight main road to St Quentin. The Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery is about 2 kilometres north of the village on the east side of the road to Fouilloy.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Grave Marker– Photo courtesy
Wilf Schofield, England
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star c.1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star c.1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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