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HOBLEY, Richard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 390 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 September 1914, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Rosebud, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Leongatha, South Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Rosebud State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Palestine, 9 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Initially buried by Arch Collier in Sinai Desert |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dromana War Memorial, Jerusalem Memorial, Leongatha Fallen Soldiers Honour Roll, Rosebud First Australian Imperial Force Contingent Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 390, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 25 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 390, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 390, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 20 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 390, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 1 Jun 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 390, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, BW to scalp (slight). Returned to duty 3 June 1915. | |
| 6 Jul 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Gallipoli | |
| 3 Nov 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Gallipoli | |
| 1 Jan 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Egypt | |
| 9 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 390, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Egypt and Palestine - Light Horse and AFC Operations, Killed in action near Bir el Abd during the pursuit of the Turks from Romani. | |
| 9 Aug 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 390, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 390 awm_unit: 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-08-09 |
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Son of William and Elizabeth HOBLEY, Rosebud, Dromana, Victoria.
HOBLEY.—In loving memory of Sergeant Richard Hobley, 8th Light Horse, killed in action August 9, 1916.
God grant us victory, that the sacrifice be not in vain.
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