LOBB, William John Quintrell
| Service Number: | 2354 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 September 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Moonta, South Australia, 26 December 1885 |
| Home Town: | Eaglehawk, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Messines, Belgium, 7 June 1917, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Eaglehawk Loyal Catherine Lodge Honour Roll WW1, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 20 Oct 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 2354, 38th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' |
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| 20 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2354, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2354, 38th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2354, 38th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines |
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Born 26 December 1885, William John Quintrell.
(Birth records South Australian Births 1842 - 1906 Book: 365 Page: 394 District: Dal)
Father James LOBB and Mother Eva Lobb (nee GREEN) - b. 9/9/1865 - d. 12/1/1913 at Eaglehawk, VIC.
11 children:
William John Quintrell Lobb (born in Adelaide, South Australia)
Percy James Lobb (b. 1889 born in VIC - d. 19/8/1915)
Albert Charles Lobb (b. 1891 - d. ____)
Eva May Lobb (b. 1893 - d.______)
Ruby Myrtle Lobb (b. 1895 - d. ____)
Ivy Irene Lobb (b. 1897 - d. ___)
James Leslie Lobb (b. 1898 - d. ___)
Ida Elsie Lobb (b. 1900 - d. ____)
Mabel Lobb (b. 1902 - d. ___)
Federick Roy Lobb (b. 1904 - d. ___)
Thelma Jane Lobb (b. & d. 1906)
Next of kin in service:
Brother: 120 Private Percy James LOBB (b. 1889 - d. 19/8/1915 commemorated at Lone Pine, Gallipoli)
wife: Marguerite Lobb (nee _______)
1916 living at Victoria Street, Eaglehawk, Victoria.
Children: (1917 living at Munsly Street, Bendigo)
son William J Lobb
daughter Elsie V Lobb
son Cyril James Lobb
Previous service: 12th Australian Army Service Corps (AASC)
Described on enlisting as eldest son; 30 years 9 months old; married; 5' 6 1/2" tall; 162 lbs;
medium complexion; hazel eyes; brown hair; Methodist.
11/9/1916 Enlisted in Melbourne, Victoria
completed medical - fit for service
16/10/1916 Commanding Officer appointed William to 4th reinforcements
38th Infantry
20/10/1916 Embarked on board HMAT Port Lincoln A17, out of Melbourne
as a Private with the 10th Infantry Brigade, 38th Infantry Battalion, 4th Reinforcements
2354 PTE William John Quintress Lobb, 38th Battalion. 9th Brigade, 3rd Division (Sir John Monash’s Division).
4/12/1916 transferred ship at Sierra Leone - on board Willogera to Plymouth
29/12/1916 disembarked into Plymouth, England
28/3/1917 proceeded overseas to France, ex Folkestone
29/3/1917 marched in ex England, to Etaples, France
into 3rd Australian Divisional Base Depot
2/4/1917 taken on strength into 38th Infantry Battalion
18/5/1917 sick to hospital - in the field (rejoined unit same day)
The 38th fought in its first major battle at Messines, in Belgium, between 7-9 June 1917.
8/6/1917 Killed in action in Messines, Belgium (in the field)
having been shot in the heart by a German sniper
buried in: a large shell hole about 1500 yards South South West of Messines
NO known grave was found.
His name is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Part 8 (Australians L-Q).
His name is also commemorated and located at panel 130 in the Commemorative Area (www.awm.gov.au) at the
Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT.
Medals:
British War medal (50461); Victory medal (49820); Memorial Plaque and Memorial Scroll
(325837).
On behalf of "A dedication by Ellen McDonald, Kenmore QLD."
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 29/1/2015. Lest we forget.
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