George Hinckley
Able Seaman, Royal Navy (Naval Brigade)
- Register No.
- 571 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Able Seaman all Able Seamans →
- Unit
- Royal Navy (Naval Brigade) all Naval Brigade VCs →
- Date of action
- 9 October 1862 on this day → all of 1862 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Taiping Rebellion
- London Gazette
- 6th February, 1863 on this day → all of 1863 →
- Born
- 22nd June, 1819 at Liverpool, Lancashire
- Died
- 31st December, 1904 at Plymouth, Devon
- Memorial / grave
- at Ford Park Cemetery, Plymouth, Devon
Digest of citation
On 9th October, 1862 at Fung Wha, China, Able Seaman Hinckley of HMS Sphinx, volunteered to go to the rescue of the Assistant Master of Sphinx, who was lying in the open severely wounded. The able Seaman went out under heavy and continuous fire and carried the assistant master to the shelter of a joss- house 150 yards away. He then returned and carried a wounded army captain to safety
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
HINCKLEY, George (reg No. 571).
Able Seaman. Royal Navy (Naval Brigade).
London Gazetted on 6th February, 1863.
Born on 22nd June, 1819 at Liverpool, Lancashire.
Died on 31st December, 1904 at Plymouth, Devon.
Memorial on grave at Ford Park Cemetery, Plymouth, Devon.
Digest of Citation reads: On 9th October, 1862 at Fung Wha, China, Able Seaman Hinckley of HMS Sphinx, volunteered to go to the rescue of the Assistant Master of Sphinx, who was lying in the open severely wounded. The able Seaman went out under heavy and continuous fire and carried the assistant master to the shelter of a joss- house 150 yards away. He then returned and carried a wounded army captain to safety.
Additional information:. George Hinckley attained the rank of Quartermaster..
Additional information
George Hinckley attained the rank of Quartermaster..
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