HOBBS, Thomas
| Service Number: | 1665 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Mendooran, New South Wales, Australia , 1887 |
| Home Town: | Mendooran, Warrumbungle Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Heart Failure, Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia, 15 December 1944 |
| Cemetery: |
Gilgandra Cemetery |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1665, 54th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 14 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1665, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1665, 54th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 31 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 14th Machine Gun Company | |
| 15 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Machine Gun Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Thomas 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.
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.
Thomas was returned to Australia for family reasons in July 1918, probably due to the fact he had already lost two brothers and had a widowed mother in Australia. Another brother, Henry Hobbs, was also sent home in late 1918, with malaria.
Thomas married in 1929 and raised three children. Thomas died suddenly of heart failure during 1944, being found on the verandah of his property. He had spent the whole of his life in the Mendooran and Gilgandra districts, going to the property "Irimba" about 1912, when the blocks were thrown open there. On the land he proved successful, being an industrious and efficient manager. His wife had also died suddenly about six years previous.