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HOBBS, Nicholas Hamlyn
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 719 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 March 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 12 December 1886 |
| Home Town: | Gosford, Gosford Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Merchant sailor |
| Died: | Bega District Hospital, New South Wales, Australia, 31 July 1963, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Bega Cemetery, New South Wales |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Sergeant, 719, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Sergeant, 719, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Honoured Military Cross, Battle for Pozières | |
| 5 Mar 1917: | Honoured Military Cross and bar | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 719, 18th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Death notice in the Sydney Morning Herald for HOBBS, Nicholas Hamlyn who died 31 July 1963 at Bega District Hospital, late of Bemboka - age 76