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HOCKING, Samuel Roy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7331 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 February 1917, Enlisted at Wallaroo |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wallaroo, South Australia, 3 December 1897 |
| Home Town: | Wallaroo, Copper Coast, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Wallaroo State Public School, Wallaroo, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Merris France, 28 June 1918, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
La Kreule Military Cemetery, Hazebrouck Plot 1, Row F, Grave 24 Headstone inscription reads: Great love hath no man than this who laid down his life for all |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Feb 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7331, Enlisted at Wallaroo | |
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| 23 Jun 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 7331, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Jun 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7331, 10th Infantry Battalion, Merris (France) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Samuel Hocking and Florence Annie (nee Bishop) Hocking of Wallaroo, SA; brother of Doris Pearl Hocking, Florence Myrtle Hocking, Richard Stanley Edgar Hocking, William Hocking, Alfred James Hocking and Frederick George Hocking
Killed in the same action as LT John McInerney, and in which Corporal Phil Davey was awarded the Victoria Cross for destroying the German machine gun that inflicted the casualties on the 10th Battalion, including Private Hocking and LT John McInerney
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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