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Born: 29 June 1891
Died: 24 June 1948
Enlisted in the AIF in May 1915. After officer training he was appointed a Second Lieutenant on 1 December 1915. He held a Bachelor of Engineering from Sydney University. After leaving university he had worked in the mine at Cobar, NSW and prior to enlisting he was working with the NSW Department of Public Works.
He was appointed to the 1st Australian Tunnelling Company with which he served in France, and rose to the rank of Captain. He was awarded the Military Cross. [JSB]
The following is from Beyond 1914 - The University of Sydney and the Great War:
Ronald Butler Hinder, M.C., B.E., Assoc.M.Inst.C.E., A.M.I.E.Aust. : Captain, 1st Australian Tunnelling Coy., A.I.F., France. Enlisting 30th May, 1915, and sailing 20th February, 1916, with Mining Corps (later 1st Tunnelling Coy.), having joined it on formation, served at Hill 60 and elsewhere until demobilisation. Promoted second-lieutenant, 1st December, 1915; lieutenant, 1st January, 1916; captain, 11th January, 1918. Awarded M.C. 30th May, 1918, and Mentioned in Despatches. Early education at East Maitland High School.
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- HINDER Ronald Butler : Service Number - Captain : Place of Birth - Maitland East NSW : Place of Enlistment - Sydney NSW : Next of Kin - (Father) HINDER Robert John (NAA file)
- HINDER Ronald Butler : Service Number - Captain : Place of Birth - Maitland East NSW : Place of Enlistment - Sydney NSW : Next of Kin - (Father) HINDER Robert John (webpage)
- First World War Embarkation Roll: Ronald Butler Hinder (website)
- Beyond 1914 -- The University of Sydney and the Great War: Ronald Butler Hinder, M.C., B.E., Assoc.M.Inst.C.E., A.M.I.E.Aust. (webpage)
- Ronald Butler Hinder (photograph)
- Honours and Awards: Ronald Butler Hinder [Military Cross] (webpage)
- The Recruiting Campaign. (newspaper article)
- PRESENTATION (newspaper article)
- Lieutenant Ronald B. Hinder. (newspaper article)
- AUSTRALIAN MINING CORPS. ALLOTMENT OF OFFICERS. (newspaper article)
- A SOLDIERS VIEW OF THE STRIKE. (newspaper article)
- MILITARY HONOURS. (newspaper article)
- SCHOOL ATHLETICS P.S.A.A.A. AND H.S. GAMES COMPETITIONS THIS WEEK MILITARY CROSS (newspaper article)
- TUNNELLING COMPANY. (newspaper article)
- RHODES SCHOLARSHIP. CANDIDATES FOR 1913. WHAT THEY HAVE DONE. (newspaper article)
- Death Notice (newspaper article)
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- HINDER R. B. on the East Face of the Mosman War Memorial
- Hinder, R.B. on the Scots Kirk Presbyterian Church Mosman Roll of Honour