JOB, Herbert William
| Service Numbers: | 2903, 5350 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | Tunnelling Companies |
| Born: | Bendigo, Vic., 1877 |
| Home Town: | Narrogin, Narrogin, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shoeing-smith |
| Died: | June 1942, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Albany Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 2903, 4th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse |
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World War 1 Service
| 20 Sep 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 5350, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Sep 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 5350, Mining Corps, HMAT Suffolk, Melbourne | |
| 30 Sep 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 5350, Tunnelling Companies, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 5350, Tunnelling Companies, HMAT Suffolk, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
MR. H. W. JOB.
The funeral of the late Mr. H. W. Job, who passed away on Friday last took place on Saturday in the Methodist portion of the Albany Cemetery. The chief mourners were the widow (Mrs. H. W. Job), daughter (Mrs. Sharp), son (Gordon), son-in-law (Mr. Holland), and Mr. A. J. Morrell and son (Katanning).
The pall-bearers were Messrs. J. A. Barnesby, R. J. Neall, E. Lanchester, and L. S. Barnett, all of the R.S.L. Rev. H. Pearson officiated at the graveside, and Mr. H. C. Prior had charge of the arrangements. The late Mr. Job was a veteran of the Boer war and served three years in world war No. 1.