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Walter HOBKINSON

Regimental number2675
Place of birthWakefield, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressWalloon via Ipswich, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs Emily Hobkinson, c/o Resident Engineer, Walloon via Ipswich, Queensland
Enlistment date18 August 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name49th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/66/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 7 October 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll2675A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll49th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 23 July 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Elizabeth HOBKINSON
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death12 November 1940
Age at death42
Place of burialMt Thompson Crematorium, Queensland

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