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HOBBS, Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1906 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 June 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hertfordshire, England, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Bannockburn, Golden Plains, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Waldstone High Street School, Middlesex, England |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 2 December 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 11, Row E, Grave 22 Headstone inscription reads: The call was short the blow severe, to part with one we loved so dear |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bannockburn War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1906, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 26 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1906, 22nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1906, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne | |
| 2 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1906, 22nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Alfred and Annie Maria Hobbs of 867 Ethel Street, Verdun, Montreal, Canada
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Montreal Cadets