# John (Jack) Daniel Hinton V.C. 20th New Zealand Battalion, a plaque of Bexley A plaque of the city, standing at John Hinton Memorial in Bexley, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > John (Jack) Daniel Hinton V.C. 20th New Zealand Battalion 1909 – 1997 / This reserve is dedicated to the memory of Jack Hinton V.C. of the 20th New Zealand Battalion. Jack Hinton was awarded the Victoria Cross for his fearless actions in Kalamata, Greece, 28-29 April 1941, in which he was taken prisoner of war. / In later years Jack and his wife Molly Hinton retired to Bexley and walked the banks of the Avon River next to this reserve. / The foundation stone above this plaque has been donated by the Mayor of Kalamata in reognition of the heroic contribution of Jack Hinton and the allied soldiers. The surveyor’s transcription, casing, spelling and typos as read off the plaque. The register does not say who the name belonged to; the dedication is the whole of the record. - The ground: John Hinton Memorial - The suburb: [Bexley](https://www.chch.live/bexley) - The year the register carries: 2009 - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20090605/00378/R0046537.jpg ## In the archive - [Documents naming John (Jack) Daniel Hinton V.C. 20th New Zealand Battalion](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=John%20(Jack)%20Daniel%20Hinton%20V.C.%2020th%20New%20Zealand%20Battalion) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=John%20(Jack)%20Daniel%20Hinton%20V.C.%2020th%20New%20Zealand%20Battalion) - [Bexley](https://www.chch.live/bexley), the suburb it stands in A name read off an inscription is a lead, not a verified identity, the search is where verification starts. ## The ground under it - [Inside a modelled tsunami reach](https://www.chch.live/tsunami), ECAN Report R12/38 2012 · ECAN Report R14/78 2014 - [Inside the plan’s high flood hazard](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard), the strong contour - [The liquefaction model grades it “High Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study - [The plan zones this ground Specific Purpose (Otakaro Avon River Corridor)](https://www.chch.live/zones), SPOA - [The nearest recorded shake: M3](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 23 January 2013 · ~300 m from the pin · 271 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.50704&lon=172.71364&radius=250 ## Around it - [Jack Hinton VC](https://www.chch.live/memorial/jack-hinton-vc), the memorial it stands on, its pin sits 0 m away - [Jack Hinton Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1740-jack-hinton-reserve), the community park it’s inside - [Cockayne Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1091-cockayne-reserve), regional park · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Bexley](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-165-bexley), track · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-167-new-brighton), track · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Burwood](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-119-burwood), track · ~650 m - [Cockayne Reserve plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/51043-cockayne-reserve), plaque · ~550 m - [Cockayne Reserve plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/51036-cockayne-reserve), plaque · ~600 m - [In Loving Memory of / Freddie (Arkwright) Kirkpatrick](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310865-rawhiti-domain), plaque · ~850 m - [In Memory of / Deceased Members](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310860-avon-riverbank-true-left), plaque · ~900 m ## The reports nearby 73 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Pest / Vermin](https://www.chch.live/report/8974699), [1B Waitaki Street, Bexley, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bexley/1b-waitaki-street) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8971527), [90A Bexley Road, Bexley, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bexley/90a-bexley-road) - [Animal - Deceased](https://www.chch.live/report/8637022), [70R Bexley Road, Bexley, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bexley/70r-bexley-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8287725), [86B Bexley Road, Bexley, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bexley/86b-bexley-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7993805), [86B Bexley Road, Bexley, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bexley/86b-bexley-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7143995), [93A Bexley Road, Bexley, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bexley/93a-bexley-road) - [Animal - Deceased](https://www.chch.live/report/7109409), [1A Waitaki Street, Bexley, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bexley/1a-waitaki-street) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6810989), [81 Bexley Road, Bexley, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bexley/81-bexley-road) - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/6779630), Anzac Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6626777), [85 Bexley Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bexley/85-bexley-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6626775), [83 Bexley Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bexley/83-bexley-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6626765), 83–99 Bexley Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at John Hinton Memorial in [Bexley](https://www.chch.live/bexley), one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. **What does it say?** The words above, verbatim, the surveyor’s transcription, casing, spelling and typos as they were read off the plaque. The register does not say who the name belonged to; the dedication is the whole of the record. **Is the plaque still standing?** The register marks it in service, commissioned 2009. The books' word, though, a plaque may have weathered since the survey, and the pin is the record’s position. --- Christchurch City Council open data, the Furniture service’s Plaque layer. The inscription is the surveyor’s transcription; "In Service" is the books, not a promise the plaque still reads clean. The pin is the record’s position. The roll: https://www.chch.live/plaques · the record as data: https://www.chch.live/plaques.json · this plaque’s page: https://www.chch.live/plaque/50766-john-hinton-memorial