George Hinckley was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
He was 43 years old, and a Able Seaman in the Royal Navy, (Naval Brigade) during the T'ai P'ing Rebellion when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
On 9 October1862 at Fung Wha, China, Able Seaman Hinckley of HMS Sphinx volunteered to go to the rescue of the assistant master of Sphinx, who was lying in the open severely wounded. The able seaman went out under heavy and continuous fire and carried the assistant master to the shelter of a jess-house 150 yards away. He then returned and carried a wounded army captain to safety.
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