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HOCKING, Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 460 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 17 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 44th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Boulder, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Little Bendigo School, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Belgium, 9 June 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Boulder Roll of Honor, Boulder Roll of Honour Board, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 460, 44th Infantry Battalion | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Jun 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 460, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Jun 1916: | Embarked Sergeant, 460, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Fremantle | |
| 9 Jun 1917: | Involvement Second Lieutenant, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 44th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-06-09 |
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