Lieutenant-Colonel George Bennett Hingston
Royal Engineers
16/06/1915
1914-15 Star
Third son of the late Richard Hingston & Mrs Hingston
of 2 Upper Kings Cliff, St Helier, Jersey
Husband of Kathleen Gertrude Jones. One of two brothers
who both fell in 1915. Brother of Major Edward
Hingston
Died, aged 47 years, in Alexandria from wounds received
in Gallipoli
NEWS ITEM in Jersey Evening Post
of Tuesday 22 June 1915
Roll of Honour. Death of Lieutenant Colonel
G Hingston. We regret to announce the death of another
gallant officer, Lieutenant Colonel George Bennett Hingston,
third son of Mrs Hingston of 2 Upper Kings Cliff, who
died on 16 June at Alexandria from wounds received in
the Dardanelles. This distinguished officer was very
well known in this Island and scores of his friends
will regret to hear that his promising career has been
brought to a close. He was educated at Highlands and
later entered His Majesty's service. After much useful
work at various stations he went through the Tochi campaign
and had a very narrow escape, his horse being killed
under him, whilst he was badly wounded. He went out
to the present campaign in the East in command of the
29th Division of the Royal Engineers and whilst superintending
the work of this important section during the fighting
he received the injuries which caused his death. To
his mother and other members of the family we beg to
tender our sincere condolences in their bereavement.
