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HOBBS, Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3359 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 March 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Mendooran, New South Wales, Australia , 11 September 1883 |
| Home Town: | Mendooran, Warrumbungle Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Mendooran, New South Wales, Australia , 5 September 1958, aged 74 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mendooran Cemetery |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Mar 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3359, 7th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 11 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 3359, 7th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 3359, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Port Lincoln, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Henry Hobbs was one of four sons of Robert and Fanny Hobbs of Mendooran, New South Wales, who served overseas during WW1. The father, Robert, had passed away during 1900.
Henry served with the Light Horse in the Middle East and was invalided home to Australia with malaria during December 1918.
His two brothers, 1933 Pte. Arthur Hobbs 45th Battalion AIF and 1664 Pte. Charles Hobbs 54th Battalion AIF, were both killed in action in the space of six weeks during 1917.
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