HOCKING, Norman
| Service Number: | 3567 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Forest Range, South Australia, 5 March 1893 |
| Home Town: | Forest Range, Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 December 1917, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kandahar Farm Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lenswood & Forest Range War Memorial, Woodside District of Onkaparinga Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 3567, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
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| 12 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 3567, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide |
Norman Hocking
Norman Hocking was born at Forest Range on the 5th March 1893 and worked as a labourer prior to enlisting on the 9th May 1916 at the age of 23, listing his mother, Mrs Betsie {Elizabeth} Hocking of Forest Range, as his next of kin. Hocking was a 1st cousin of John Charles Eglinton and Charles Mason, both of Forest Range whom also served in World War One.
Hocking was hospitalised due to influenza on the 30th September 1916 and then went to France with the 32nd Battalion on the 30th December 1916.
Hocking was killed in action at Etaples on the 12th
December 1917 and was buried at Kandahar Farm, Ploegsteert, 2.25 miles west-south west of Messines.
Submitted 10 October 2023 by christopher collins
Biography contributed by Heather Ernszt
Son of Richard Hocking and Elizabeth Eglington
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