William Joseph HOBAN

HOBAN, William Joseph

    Service Number: 241
    Enlisted: 19 March 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
    Last Rank: Corporal
    Last Unit: 17th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia, 1884
    Home Town: Hastings, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Bushman
    Died: Killed in Action, France, 13 May 1918
    Cemetery: Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery
    Plot 111, Row F, Grave 1, Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France, Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe, Picardie, France
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hastings War Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    19 Mar 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 241, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
    12 May 1915: Involvement Private, 241, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
    12 May 1915: Embarked Private, 241, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney
    1 Aug 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 17th Infantry Battalion, In the field
    13 May 1918: Involvement Corporal, 241, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 241 awm_unit: 17th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-05-13

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Margaret Hoban of the Royal Hotel, Hastings, Victoria; husband of Cicely Beryl Hoban of Askew Road, London, England. Brother of Michael John Hoban, Daniel E. Hoban and Eileen Morpheet (nee Hoban).

    William's widow was ruled not eligible to received his medals as she was a bigamist

    Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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