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HOBBS, Henry George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 452 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 October 1914, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St Georges, Bristol, England, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | National School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 15 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove Plot 1, Row E, Grave 9 Chaplain S. Green officiated, Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 452, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 452, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 452, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 1 Jan 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
| 15 May 1915: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 452, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 452 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-05-15 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George William and Ada Florence Hobbs of 29 Upper Beckwith Street, Birkenhead, England. Brother of Joseph and Samuel Hobbs og Birkenhead, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal