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HOBBS, Edwin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1569 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 December 1914, Enlisted at Liverpool,NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Dubbo, Dubbo Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Dubbo Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dubbo District School Honor Roll, Dubbo Memorial Drive & Rose Garden, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1569, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool,NSW | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1569, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1569, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Hobbs and Harriet Smith formerly Hobbs of Mitchel Street, Dubbo, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Previously served in the Boer War
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