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HOCKEY, Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 947 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tooting, London, England, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Melton, Melton, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Providence Ponds, Victoria, Australia, 1958, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 947, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 947, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 947, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 5 May 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 947, 6th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the thigh. Embarked for England on 15 May 1916 | |
| 11 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 58th Infantry Battalion, In France | |
| 7 Dec 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 58th Infantry Battalion | |
| 15 Apr 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 58th Infantry Battalion | |
| 21 Jul 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 947, 58th Infantry Battalion, Discharged as being an illegal absentee dating from 2 October 1917. On 27 August 1920 he was reported to be in London |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Elizabeth Jane Hockey of Sheen Hall Street, Walthamstow, Essex, England
Had previously served for two years with the Essex Regiment's 7th Battalion
On 27 August 1920 he wrote that he wished to be discharged in England as all his friends were there but had intentions of returning to Australia the following month. He had previously admitted that he had deserted in October 1917
Medals weren't issued due to his desertion