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HOCKING, Francis Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6401 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1916, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Murgheboluc, Victoria, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Cockatoo Creek, Cardinia, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 29 July 1979, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Cockatoo War Memorial, Murgheboluc District and School Roll of Honour |
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World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6401, 8th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 11 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 6401, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 6401, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6401, 8th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6401, 8th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge | |
| 14 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6401, 8th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Hazebrouck | |
| 23 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6401, 8th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", GSW to left shoulder sustained during the 1st Division attack on Chuignes. Evacuated to UK. Never rejoined unit. | |
| 25 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6401, 8th Infantry Battalion, RTA 19 February 1919 and discharged (TPE). |
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