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HOBSON, Richard Griffiths
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4800 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 September 1915, Place of Enlistment, Brisbane, Queensland. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 28 December 1890 |
| Home Town: | Kenmore, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Fig Tree Pocket Road School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Pneumonia, France, 26 October 1918, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ste. Marie Cemetery, Le Havre Ste Marie Cemetery, Le Havre, Haute-Normandie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Shire of Moggill War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4800, 9th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Brisbane, Queensland. | |
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| 28 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4800, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4800, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Brisbane |
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