Charles Percy Hine

Lieutenant

Awards

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Charles Hall Hine and Caroline Bertha Hine, of Auckland City; husband of Caroline Hilda Hine, of Mount Eden, Auckland City. Also served in 1914-18 War.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

The death has occurred of Lieutenant Charles Percy Hine, M.M., aged 49, a well-known resident of Landscape Road Mount Eden. Born at Tarata, he was the son of the late Mr. C. H. Hine. Serving his apprenticeship to the building trade,he came to Auckland and set up as a builder and contractor. Enlisting on the outbreak of the Great War, Lieutenant Hine went overseas with the rank of lieutenant in the New Zealand Rifle Brigade. He was mentioned in dispatches and was awarded the Military Medal. Returning to New' Zealand, Lieutenant Hine again entered the building trade and was well-known and respected in building circles for his integrity. Since the outbreak of this war, Lieutenant Hine had been in command of a platoon of the National Military Reserve until the time of his death. He is survived by his wife, one son and a daughter.

AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LXXII, ISSUE 72, 26 MARCH 1941, PAGE 3

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Casualty

Service Number:

1/18/210

Name:

Charles Percy Hine

Rank:

Lieutenant

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

New Zealand Infantry

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Died of Sickness

Date of Death:

24 March 1941

Day of Death:

Monday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Hillsborough Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

Area 11, Block B, Grave 599.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand