HOBSON, Oswald
| Service Number: | 1110 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 March 1915, Claremont, Tas. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, Middlesex, England, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Chemist |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 8 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1110, 26th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tas. | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1110, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1110, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane | |
| 4 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1110, 26th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 2 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Egypt | |
| 4 Sep 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1110, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, SW to right leg and side. Evacuated to UK. Never rejoined unit. | |
| 5 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 26th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 26 Mar 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1110, 26th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, GSW to left hand sustained during the Battalion's capture of Lagnicourt. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 28 October 1917. | |
| 17 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1110, 26th Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", Villers-Bretonneux | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1110, 26th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens, Killed in action | |
| 11 Dec 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", Recommendation date: 25 July 1918 |
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Military Medal Citation:
During the operation near Villers-Bretonneux on the 17/18 July 1918 while a temporary block was being built in a trench heavily manned by the enemy, this soldier mounted his lewis gun in front of the block on top of the parapet, surprising and killing many of the enemy who were firing on to the centre company. The enemy turned a machine gun on him at 50 yards range. He fired a burst into the enemy gun silencing it. The enemy then endeavoured to knock the gun out with bombs, but without success. He also shot many of the enemy who were running away while the attack was in progress. This man displayed great initiative and courage, and in his devotion to duty set an excellent example.
Sgd E A Wisdom, Brigadier General.
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