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LOBBAN, Alexander
| Service Number: | 5026 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Prospect, South Australia , November 1894 |
| Home Town: | Prospect (SA), Prospect, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Rolled Sheet Metal Worker |
| Died: | 6 July 1973, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Dudley Park Cemetery, South Australia His original headstone was removed at expiry of tenure and his grave now a pathway. Garden of Remembrance plaque installed 07.05.21 |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, North Adelaide Public School Roll of Honor, Prospect Roll of Honour G-Z WWI Board |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private | |
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| 24 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 5026, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Bulla embarkation_ship_number: A45 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 5026, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Bulla, Adelaide | |
| 8 Dec 1916: | Imprisoned | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 5026, 32nd Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 5026, 32nd Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Lemar
Alexander LOBBAN was born at Prospect on 20.11.1894 to Robert Roger LOBBAN (1861-14.03.1943) and Sarah LOBBAN (1863-25.12.1936)
Alexander LOBBAN enlisted in the AIF on 13.03.1916 and was allocated service no. 5026. Originally with the 12/27 Battalion but transferred to the 32nd battalion. The battalion proceeded to France on 23.06.1916 via England arriving in France 15.10.1916.
He was reported as missing in action in France on 09.12.1916 during the battle of Flers. Confirmed as a POW 08.12.1916. On capture he was treated grenade wounds to the leg and for pains in the abdomen.
Repatriated to England on 10.01.19 Returned to Australia on 27.04.1919 and discharged on 17.08.1919.
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