Regimental number | 3346 |
Place of birth | Lairuz, North Queensland |
Place of birth | Cairns, Queensland |
School | Brisbane School, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Surveyor |
Address | 'Bona Vista', Sandgate, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, George A Hobler, Ravenswood, Huntingtower Road, Malvern, Melbourne, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | 6th Field Company Engineers |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/25/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Field Company Engineers |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Only son of George Alexander Hobler, Chief Engineer Ways and Works, Commonwealth Railways |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 24.8 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Serre Road Cemetery No. 2 (Plot XXV, Row G, Grave No. 3), France Also recorded in Memorial Register No.26. Villers-Bretonneux - France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 24 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Antoinette HOBLER, Heath Cross Street, Double Bay, Sydney |