MOBBS, Albert William
Service Number: | 2915 |
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Enlisted: | 4 June 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Truro, South Australia, 7 October 1896 |
Home Town: | Pinnaroo, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Tinsmith |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 16 August 1916, aged 19 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Murray Bridge Hospital Memorial Gates, Pinnaroo Soldiers Memorial Hosptial, Pinnaroo War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
4 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia | |
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21 Sep 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 2915, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' |
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21 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2915, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Adelaide | |
16 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2915, 50th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2915 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-16 |
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"THE LATE PRIVATE A. MOBBS.
Private A. Mobbs, whose death was reported as having occurred in France on August 16, was the eldest son of Mrs. Mobbs, of Murray Bridge. He enlisted at Pinnaroo, where he was working at the time. He was greatly esteemed in Murray Bridge." - from the Adelaide Advertiser 21 Sep 1916 (nla.gov.au)