Walter Frank Hinton

Rank:

Private

Regimental number:

772528

Unit at enlistment:

125th Battalion

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Yes

Cemetery:

Mount Hope Cemetery, Soldiers' Plot, Brantford, Ontario

Commemorated at:

St. Luke Anglican Church

Birth country:

England

Birth county:

Kent

Birth city:

Deal

Address at enlistment:

110 Elgin Street, Brantford, Ontario

Next of kin address:

110 Elgin Street, Brantford, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Tinsmith

Religious denominations:

Church of England

Marital status:

Married

Age at enlistment:

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BX October 30, 1965

Walter Frank Hinton

Walter Hinton, 76, of 17 Sarah Street, died in the Brantford general Hospital. He was born in Kent County, England. He was a resident of Brantford for the past 56 years. A tinsmith by trade, he was also a veteran of the First World War who saw overseas duty serving with the 125th Battalion. Mr. Hinton was a member of the Branch 90 of the Royal Canadian Legion. Surviving are his wife, the former Vera Prime; three sons, Frank, Arthur and Howard; two daughters, Mrs. Marietta Raven and Mrs. Earl (Dorothy) Davis, all of Brantford; one brother, Arthur in England; 25 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. He is at the Hill and Robinson Funeral Home from Sunday evening until Tuesday for service in the chapel at 2 p.m. Interment will be in the Soldiers’ Plot at Mount Hope Cemetery. Rev. J.W. Houston will officiate.