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STOBO, James Hill
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3120 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ravensthorpe War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 3120, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
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| 29 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 3120, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Persic, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
James Hill Stobo
James Hill Stobo was born in Dunbarton, Scotland about 1871. His parents, John & Jane Stobo, had 6 children. James was the eldest child. About 1906 he came to Perth, Australia with his cousins - joined later by his Aunty (sister to his father). When James enlisted for the war he was 45 yrs old, and working as a smelter worker at Ravensthorpe Western Australia. He served in the AIF for 5 years and returned to Australia. He died in 1934 aged 62 years. He was much loved by his family in Scotland, and by the cousins and Aunty in Perth. He served our country well.
Submitted 23 May 2020 by Kay Sleith