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HOBLEY, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5116 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 February 1916, Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rosebud, Victoria, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Nyabing, Kent Shire, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Rosebud State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | 1 March 1959, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5116, 11th Infantry Battalion, Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 5116, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 5116, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Fremantle | |
| 21 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5116, 11th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, Multiple GSW to liver and right arm (later amputated). Evacuated to UK then RTA. | |
| 14 Jun 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5116, 11th Infantry Battalion, RTA 22 February 1917 and discharged as MU (wounds). |
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