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HOBBS, Cyril Freeman
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5144 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Australian Electrical and Mechanical Mining and Boring Company |
| Born: | Oxfordshire, England., 1891 |
| Home Town: | Uralla, Uralla, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 9 May 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Lapugnoy Military Cemetery, France Lapugnoy Military Cemetery, Lapugnoy, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 5144, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: '' | |
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| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 5144, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 5144, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Armadale, Melbourne | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 5144, Mining Corps, HMAT Armadale, Melbourne | |
| 9 May 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 5144, Australian Electrical and Mechanical Mining and Boring Company, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5144 awm_unit: Australian Electrical and Mechanical Mining and Boring Company awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-05-09 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 26 and the son of Luther and Charlotte E. Hobbs, of 86, Holmedene Avenue, Herne Hill, London, England.
Births Dec 1891 Hobbs Cyril Freeman Oxford 3a 813