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HOBBY, Ernest Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 140910 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 28 July 1943 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | No. 42 Radio Direction Finding Wing (RAAF) |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 1 June 1911 |
| Home Town: | St Peters (SA), Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Munitions Worker |
| Died: | Illness, New Guinea, 20 April 1944, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery T B 10 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Municipality of St Peters Citizens Who Have Enlisted Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 28 Jul 1943: | Involvement 140910 | |
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| 28 Jul 1943: | Enlisted Adelaide | |
| 28 Jul 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 140910 | |
| 20 Apr 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 140910, No. 42 Radio Direction Finding Wing (RAAF), Air War SW Pacific 1941-45 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Leading Aircraftman Ernest Alfred Hobby 140910 of 340 Radar Station became ill and died at Bat Island, New Guinea
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Foster-son of Ernest Alfred and Nora Hobby, of Adelaide, South Australia.
HIS DUTY DONE, HE SLEEPS IN PEACE WE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER YOU
Advice has been received by Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Leslie, of Ann street, Stepney, of the death of LAC Ernest A. Hobby at a northern operational base on April 20. Before enlistment he was employed at Finsbury, and prior to that he worked for Mr. Lesue for 18 years. He was a keen footballer in the East Torrens Association.
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