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HOBLEY, Christopher Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 666 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Helena Vale, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | 67 Gordon Street, Lemitong, Northampton, England, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | St Paul's Church School, Northampton, England |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Somme, France, 20 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Boulder Goldfields First Enlistments WWI Roll of Honor, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 666, 11th Infantry Battalion, Helena Vale, WA | |
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| 2 Nov 1914: | Involvement Private, 666, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1914: | Embarked Private, 666, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Walter and Naomi HOBLEY, 67 Gordon Street, Semilong, Northampton, England
'Worked as a newspaper boy for W.H. Smith & Son, Northampton, England. Worked in Western Australia for Mr Guyhair and Mr J Conway, Kunjinn. Was working in the gold mine when the war broke out at Kalgoorlie, W.A.' (details from father)