HOCKEY, Clyde Gordon
| Service Number: | N265015 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 May 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Greenwell Point, New South Wales, Australia, 26 June 1921 |
| Home Town: | Shellharbour Village, Shellharbour, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Shellharbour, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Melanoma, vascular disease, Bulli, New South Wales, Australia, 22 August 1991, aged 70 years |
| Cemetery: |
Shellharbour Cemetery, New South Wales Memorial Wall |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 22 May 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, N265015, 47th Infantry Battalion AMF | |
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| 14 Oct 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, N265015, 47th Infantry Battalion AMF |
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Clyde Gordon Hockey
Clyde was born 26 June 1921 at Greenwell Point NSW, his parents were Samuel William (Sam) & Alma Alana Hockey née Anderson. Clyde was the sixth of eight children.
Clyde married Lora Elizabeth Barry on 15th September 1945 at St. Paul’s Church of England, Shellharbour (Lora’s father Benjamin John Barry serve in WW1)
Clyde & Lora had three children.
Clyde was educated at Shellharbour Public School.
Clyde WW2 Record-
Clyde Gordon Hockey
Service Number-N265015
Date of Enlistment- 22 May 1941
Place of Enlistment-Kiama NSW
Age at Enlistment-19yrs 11mths
Rank-Acting Lance Corporal
Next of Kin- Father Samuel William Hockey
Occupation-Carpenter
Marital Status-Single
Religion-Church of England
Posting at Discharge-47th Battalion
Date of discharge-14 October 1944
Embarked from Sydney aboard the Tarooma 9/1/1943
Disembarked Milne Bay New Guinea
9/1/1943 promoted to Lance Corporal
12/8/1943 evacuated A.G.H. with malaria
Discharged from Military Service-14/10/44 -served1035 days
Discharged early being required for employment in an Essential Occupation
After the war Clyde resumed his occupation as a carpenter, married Lora Elizabeth Barry & they had their three children.
Clyde died 22/8/1991 at Bulli Palliative care Hospital & his funeral 24/8/1991, his ashes were placed in the Memorial Wall, Shellharbour Cemetery.
Lora died 2/8/1992 at Shellharbour & her funeral was 5/8/1992. & her ashes were placed in the Memorial Wall, Shellharbour.
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