HOBAN, Kintore Albany
| Service Number: | 963 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 July 1915, C Company Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Toodyay, Western Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Government School |
| Occupation: | Porter |
| Died: | Died of wounds, 38th Casualty Clearing Station, France, 24 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Heilly Station Cemetery Plot VI, Row C, Grave 17 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 963, 32nd Infantry Battalion, C Company Perth, WA | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 963, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 963, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 22 Nov 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 963, 32nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 24 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 963, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 963 awm_unit: 32nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-11-24 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Kintore Albany HOBAN was born in Toodyay, Western Australia in 1889
His parents were Patrick HOBAN & Fleda Mary Elizabeth SINCLAIR who married on 30th August, 1887 - after his father died, his mother remarried in WA in 1900 to William Joseph BETTERIDGE
He enlisted in Perth, WA on 19th July, 1915 and embarked on 18th November, 1915 from Adelaide on the HMAT Geelong with the 32nd Infantry Battalion, C Company
He was wounded in action on 22nd November, 1916 with gun shot wounds to his back & left arm and died from those wounds at the 38 Casualty Clearing Station, France on 24th November, 1916
He is buried in Heilly Station Cemetery and his name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal
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