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HOCKING, Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1353 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 2 December 1914, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Terowie, South Australia, 14 January 1893 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Mouquet Farm, France, 16 August 1916, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Terowie Institute Honour Board, Terowie Public School Honor Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1353, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1353, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne | |
| 26 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 10th Battalion to the 50th Battalion at Tel-el-Kebir | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1353, 50th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1353 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-16 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Henry Hocking and Agnes Isabella Hocking nee Matthews of Landrowna Terrace, Adelaide, SA, later of Charles Street, Welland, SA Originally of Terowie, SA
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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