HOBBS, Albert John
| Service Number: | 4438 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 February 1916, Served France |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Potterne, Wiltshire, England, 1877 |
| Home Town: | Busselton, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Attributed to War Service, Hollywood Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, 30 October 1951 |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia |
| Memorials: | Busselton Cenotaph Victoria Square, Busselton Rotary Park of Remembrance Memorial Walk, Nedlands Scotch College WW1 Honour Roll, Peppermint Grove Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club WWI HR |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4438, 28th Infantry Battalion, Served France | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4438, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4438, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Fremantle | |
| 26 Sep 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4438, 28th Infantry Battalion, GSW wound to chest, Bronchitis, severe asthma as a result of gassing. Returned to Australia on board HT Thermistocles from England | |
| 4 May 2017: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4438, 28th Infantry Battalion, Discharged medically unfit |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Joy Dalgleish
Harvey Murray Times (WA: 1931-1955) Fri ( Nov 1951. Pg1.
OBITUARY
Mr. A. G. Hobbs
A former well-known identity of Harvey, in the person of Mr.Albert John Hobbs, of Bayswater, passed away in Hollywood Hospital on October 30.
Mr. Hobbs had been a member of the Harvey sub-branch of the R.S.L. He returned from World War I totally and permanently incapacitated. A piece of shrapnel which remained in his body, kept moving and it was mainly through this that he suffered ill-health, he was also badly gassed, as a result of which he suffered a great deal of asthma. Despite his handicaps, this big, upstanding man was, with his walking stick, a familiar figure around Harvey and always had a smile for those with whom he came in contact.
He was a keen horticulturalist and judged at the Busselton show for some years. Mr.
Hobbs left Harvey about 12 months ago to live with his son, Bill, at Bayswater, but spent much time in and out of hospital. He is survived by a widow, a son and daughter (Frances). His other son, Dick, was killed in the R.A.A.F.