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HITCHENS, Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6230 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 19 October 1915, Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 14th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Cressy, Tasmania, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Cressy, Northern Midlands, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Cressy State School, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Ploughman |
| Died: | Died of Illness, France, 26 October 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension IV.J.22., |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cressy War Memorial, Longford War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6230, Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 20 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 6230, 8th Field Company Engineers, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 6230, 8th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 26 Oct 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 6230, 14th Field Company Engineers, "The Last Hundred Days", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6230 awm_unit: 14th Field Company, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1918-10-26 |
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