WORBEY, Henry Robert
| Service Number: | 3568 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 July 1917, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Copping, Tasmania, 20 December 1882 |
| Home Town: | Collinsvale, Glenorchy, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Machine hand |
| Died: | Bronchitis (war service related), Repat Hospital, Hobart, Tasmania, 11 December 1944, aged 61 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania |
| Memorials: | Hobart Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jul 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Hobart, Tasmania | |
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| 30 Oct 1917: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 3568, 40th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' |
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| 30 Oct 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3568, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Melbourne | |
| 1 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1 |
My Great Grandfather
So very proud and thrilled to find my great grand father Henry Robert Worby. My grandmother was Phyllis Worby, and my Father is William John McLean.
Submitted 16 August 2015 by Deborah McLean
Biography
British War Medal #8000, Victory Medal #7700
Discharged on 01 Feb 1919
"WORBEY.- On December 11, 1944, at Repatriation Hospital, Hobart, Henry Robert, beloved husband of Jane Ann Worbey, late of Collinsvale, aged 62 years. Late 40th Battalion, 1st A.I.F.
"WORBEY.- Friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral of the late Mr Henry Robert Worbey, late 40th Battalion, 1st A.I.F., which will move from the residence of his daughter, Mrs. P. McLean. 121 Park St., Hobart, Wednesday (Tomorrow), at 2.30 pm, arriving at Cornelian Bay Cemetery at 2.45 pm." - from the Hobart Mercury 12 Dec 1944 (nla.gov.au)
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