John Benedict HOBAN

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Service Number:	3122
Enlisted:	2 August 1915, Enlisted at Holsworthy
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	19th Infantry Battalion
Born:	West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, 1886
Home Town:	Auburn, Auburn, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 24 December 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

2 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3122, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Holsworthy
20 Dec 1915:	Involvement 3122, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
20 Dec 1915:	Embarked 3122, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney
24 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 3122, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3122 awm_unit: 19 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-12-24

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Known as Jack

Son of Andrew and Mary Elizabeth Hoban of 'Nyleve', Third Street, Canterbury, NSW

MEdlas: British War Medal, Victory Medal