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HOCKING, Walter Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3534 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 July 1915, Eaglehawk, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Golden Square, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Adelaide Cemetery Villers-Bretonneux, France Adelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Bendigo Quarry Hill Methodist Church Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3534, 21st Infantry Battalion, Eaglehawk, Vic. | |
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| 29 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3534, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3534, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 15 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, Egypt | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3534, 57th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 5 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3534, 57th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux |
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