Issued: 20-Jan-1945, Canada Gazette
"For good service when his ship HMCS Nabob was damaged."
Issued: 5-Jan-1946, Canada Gazette
"For constant devotion to duty under arduous conditions as Engineer Officer of HMCS Prince Robert, Commander Hinchcliffe has been by his conscientious and meticulous devotion to duties primarily responsible for the efficient performance of the machinery in his charge. This enabled the ship to remain at sea continuously for long periods without a single serious breakdown."