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HOBBY, Albert Roy
| Service Number: | 75 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 January 1916, at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Stepney, South Australia, November 1893 |
| Home Town: | Kersbrook, Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Kersbrook, South Australia, Australia, 17 September 1974, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Kersbrook General Cemetery Inscription: In Loving Memory of Albert Roy Hobby Loved Father of Hedley, Linda, Lionel Died 17th Sep 1974 Aged 81 Years |
| Memorials: | Kersbrook Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 75, 43rd Infantry Battalion, at Adelaide | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 75, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 75, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 31 Jul 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 75, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Warneton, GSW leg | |
| 4 Sep 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 75, 43rd Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by St Ignatius' College
Albert Roy Hobby was born in Stepney, South Australia in 1893. He grew up at Kersbrook and met the love of his life, Emily Alice Hobby. They got a house together at 89 Ann Street St Peters and lived there until he signed up for World War 1 in 1916. He was granted permission to leave Australia and join the 43rd battalion. Hobby left Australia on the 9th of June 1916 and embarked on a journey that changed his life forever.
Albert Roy Hobby was a part of the 43rd Battalion. This battalion consisted of approximately 3000 men during the war and finishing there were only 386 killed and 1,321 wounded in his battalion. Hobby was wounded in action at Warneton on 31 July 1917, suffering a wound to the leg. He re-joined the battalion on the 8th of September 1917. Most battles consisted of him travelling back and forth from England and France, which occurred the most in late 1918.
On the 26th of August 1918, he was promoted to Corporal and held that position till 1919 when he left France. Following his promotion, he was then found to be quite sick from the gases used also from a passing illness throughout the Western Front. He was later hospitalised until the 24th of June 1918 and was seen to be cured of an unknown illness. However, on the 1st of November of 1918, he was diagnosed with influenza, causing him to be hospitalised again until they decided to send him back home to Adelaide after the war on the 21st of February 1919.
After the war, he was a part of the Kersbrook Roll of Honor, which included all the names of the fallen soldiers that died during and after the war in the area. At the age of 81, Albert Roy hoppy passed away from natural causes on the 17th of September 1974. He was later buried on the 19th of September 1974, in Kersbrook, South Australia, Australia. Hobby was buried with his wife, who died at the age of 76. He lived a long life and had three beautiful children.