Ernest William HOHENSEE

HOHENSEE, Ernest William

Service Number: 2626
Enlisted: 3 September 1914, Casino, NSW
Last Rank: Shoeing-Smith
Last Unit: Divisional Ammunition Column
Born: Dudaghen, Queensland, Australia, 9 September 1888
Home Town: Mallanganee, Kyogle, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Shoeing Smith
Died: Heart Attack, Proserpine Hospital, Proserpine, Queensland, Australia, 17 October 1944, aged 56 years
Cemetery: Proserpine General Cemetery, Qld
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Memorials: Mallanganee WW1 Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

3 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 2626, Divisional Ammunition Column, Casino, NSW
25 Sep 1914: Involvement 2626, Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Rangatira embarkation_ship_number: A22 public_note: ''
25 Sep 1914: Embarked 2626, Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Rangatira, Brisbane

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of E W Hohensee, Scarborough, Pialba, Queensland

Ernest William Hohensee, aged 56 years died at the hospital on Tuesday morning. Deceased was employed by the Postal Department as a linesman. He went to work as usual on Monday and on Monday night suffered a heart attack from which he never recovered. He leaves behind a Widow who at the time was visiting in Mackay. The funeral moved from the Church of England on Tuesday, Rev Thorpe of Bowen reading the burial service.