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DOBE, John
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 80, 4677 |
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Enlisted: | 24 January 1916 |
Last Rank: | Corporal |
Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, date not yet discovered |
Home Town: | Georgetown, Etheridge, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Miner |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 29 August 1918, age not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Assevillers New British Cemetery |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Nambour Heroes Walk, Nambour Maroochy Shire War Dead Memorial, Yandina War Memorial |
Service History
Boer War Service
1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 80, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
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World War 1 Service
24 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4677, 18th Infantry Battalion | |
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13 Apr 1916: | Embarked 4677, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
13 Apr 1916: | Involvement 4677, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
29 Aug 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 4677, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4677 awm_unit: 18 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-08-29 |
Personal Stories
John Dobe's Family
John was one of three boys and seven girls born to Henry and Sophia (nee Butterfield) Dobe. Pte John Dobe served in the Boer War with his brother Henry. At 35, he enlisted in WWI and served with the 18 Bn Infantry. He was KIA on 29th August 1918.
Submitted 19 February 2023 by Lisle Gorham