HOBBS, Ernest Willis
| Service Number: | 6332 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 May 1916, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Redfern, Sydney, NSW, 26 May 1877 |
| Home Town: | Burwood, Burwood, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Redfern Superior Public School, Sydney High School |
| Occupation: | Bank Manager |
| Died: | 18 June 1955, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book, Burwood Memorial Arch |
World War 1 Service
| 31 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6332, 19th Infantry Battalion, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 11 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6332, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6332, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
ERNEST WILLIS HOBBS, son of Mr. Frederick and Mrs. Marianne Emily Hobbs, was born at Pitt Street, Redfern, Sydney, on 26th May, 1877. He was educated at the Superior Public School, Redfern, and Sydney High School, and joined the service of the Bank on 29th July, 1895, at the Head Office. His subsequent transfers were as follows:—December, 1896, to Bathurst Street Branch; December, 1902, to William Street; July, 1906, to Yass; January, 1911, to Head Office; March, 1911, to Rockhampton; November, 1914, to Head Office (Chief Inspector’s Department).
He enlisted in May, 1916, and went away with reinforcements of the 19th Battalion. In the meantime he had risen from private to the rank of sergeant-major, and arriving in England in January, 1917, was soon afterwards appointed to the Finance Section of the Headquarters Staff as a private. Subsequently he was transferred to the Audit Section Headquarters, and rose to the rank of first-class warrant officer.
“For valuable services rendered in connection with the war” he was, in December, 1919, awarded the Meritorious Service Medal.
Source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
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