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HOBBS, Sydney Oliver
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 184 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 December 1915, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 41st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Samson Vale, Qld., 14 April 1894 |
| Home Town: | Kingaroy, South Burnett, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Dairyman |
| Died: | Wondai, Qld., 12 October 1970, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Wondai Cemetery, Qld |
| Memorials: | Pine Shire Council Roll of Honour, Samson Vale Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 184, 41st Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 18 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 184, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 18 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 184, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Sydney's parents were Thomas Hobbs and Fanny Eliza Battershill. Sydney was the second oldest of five children. He enlisted 6 December 1915 at Brisbane. Sydney returned to Australia in 1919 and is listed on the Commonwealth Electoral Rolls as living at Samsonvale. His occupation was a labourer. Sydney married May Anderson in 1927
they are listed on the electoral rolls as living at Wondai from 1936. Sydney's younger brother also enlisted returning to Australia in 1919.
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