Harry Hink
(1892-1918)
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Corporal Harry Hink
Corporal Harry Hink, signature on WWI draft registration
Corporal Harry Hink on right, other two soldiers' names unknown
Gravestone, Corporal Harry Hink, East Cleveland Township Cemetery, Cleveland, OH
Name: Hink, Corp. Harry
Date: May 6, 1918
Source: unknown, Reel #38
Notes: Hink-Corp. Harry, beloved son of Mrs. Lena Hink, died at Camp Pike, Little Rock, Ark., May 1. Funeral from his sister's Mrs. Henry Immke, home, 5705 Prosser av., Monday, May 6, at 2 p. m., and from St. Paul's Lutheran church, E. 55th st., and Spencer av., at 2:30.
Credit: Cleveland Necrology Files
Certificate of Honor from State of Ohio
Memorial Certificate from France
Father Louis Hink
Harry Hink
[There were no records found for a Cleveland soldier with the name H. Hank who died in WWI. The name was presumably misspelled on the List of Liberty Row Names. We did find records for a Harry Hink, as profiled below.]
*No plaque found
*The List of Liberty Row Names indicates the possible original location of the plaque.
*No soldier photograph found in the following book: Doyle, A. C., Haulsee, W. M., Howe, F. G. Soldiers of the Great War. Washington, DC: Soldiers Record Publishing Company, 1920.
Birth: September 18, 1892, Cleveland Ohio
Address: 5705 Prosser Ave, Cleveland, Ohio [listed on draft Registration]. This was the home of his sister, Bertha Imkee.
Demographics: age 24 at draft registration, single; Caucasian; native-born Clevelander; occupation Auto Repairman employed at 1st Street Auto Repair Company, Toledo, Ohio
Appearance: Eyes hazel, Hair light [per draft registration]
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: draft date not recorded; enlistment date 10/2/1917; Corporal
Service Number: 2118982
Deployment: died prior to deployment
Action:
Death: May 1, 1918 at age 25 at Camp Pike, Little Rock, Arkansas; cause of death Cerebrospinal Meningitis
Burial: May 6, 1918 at East Cleveland Township Cemetery, 1621 E. 118th St., Cleveland, OH, Section 10 SG 271
Next of Kin: Lena Hink, mother, 5705 Prosser Ave., Cleveland, Ohio
Additional Information: Corporal Harry Hink was the youngest child of 8 in his family and the only one that served in WWI. Father: Louis Hink, born October 31, 1853 in Ohrel, Laddrostei Stade, Hanover, Germany, immigrated at age 18 to the United States on July 9,1869 to reunite with his father, Lutje, who emigrated a year earlier. Lutje passed away shortly after Louis’s arrival on November 21, 1869. Louis’s occupation per 1900 Census was a Teamster. Louis died in 1901 when Harry was only 9 years old. Mother: Lena Hink (nee Stolte) was born September 7, 1854 in Germany, emigrated to the United States as a child in 1866 and married Louis on 4 September 1877. The 1910 Census lists Lena (age 55) living with her three sons, Henry (age 25), John (age 23) and Harry (age 17) at 1146 East 60th Street. Harry’s occupation is listed as a laborer/drill. Later in life, Lena moved in with her daughter, Bertha Immke. Siblings: Friedrich Albert (1877-1907 ); Lena Maria McCleod ( 1879-1960 ); Heinrich David (1880-1880); Bertha Christine Immke (1881-1954 ); Heinrich Herman (1884-1931); John William (1887-1957) Wilhelm Heinrich (1889-1890).
5705 Prosser Ave, Cleveland, Ohio, address given on WWI draft registration. It was the home of Harry's sister, Bertha Immke.
Sergeant First Class Kirsten Hink, Harry’s Great-Great-Great Niece is currently serving in the US Army. This is a picture of her as a Specialist on her way to Poland in 2016 to participate in a Joint Services Training Mission
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