Hinton Jack VC

NAME Hinton John (‘Jack’) Daniel
RANK IN GREECE

Sergeant

ON DEMOB

Sergeant

SERIAL NUMBER SERVICE

N/K

PRISONER

N/K

UNIT IN GREECE

20th Bn, 2nd NZ Divn

ACTIVE

 

IN GREECE

March & April 1941

METHOD OF DEPARTURE

 

Wounded & captured after leading counter-attack at Kalamata, 28/29 April for which awarded VC
POW CAMPS

 

IN GREECE

Military Hospital in Athens

IN OCCUPIED EUROPE

Stalag IX-A, Bad Sulza (including large Hospital-Lazaret)

STORY

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Jack Hinton VC Foreword

Jack Hinton VC Pre Greece

Jack Hinton VC Greek Campaign

Jack Hinton VC Post Greece

Jack Hinton VC Post Script

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