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HOPE, Edward Somerville
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1193 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 September 1914, Enlisted at Pontville, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Hagley, Meander Valley, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Died of wounds - bullet wound to the shoulder, At sea on board HS Lutzow, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 9 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave. Buried at sea Panel 44, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hagley War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Tasmanian Football League Honour Roll, Westbury War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1193, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Pontville, Tasmania | |
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| 1 Oct 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 15th Infantry Battalion, Prior to embarkation | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Corporal, 1193, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Corporal, 1193, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 9 May 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 1193, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1193 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-05-09 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Cornelius Hope of St Leonards, Tasmania
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Prior to enlisting he was employed with the Taxation Office, Hagley, Tasmania