Regimental number | 390 |
Place of birth | Rosebud, Victoria |
School | Rosebud State School No. 2627, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Leongatha, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, William Hobley, Whelans Ro, Leongatha, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/13/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A16 Star of Victoria on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Bir-el-abd, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | No Known Grave |
Commemoration details | Jerusalem Memorial, Palestine |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 6 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Elizabeth HOBLEY, Rosebud, Dromana, Victoria. Native of Rosebud, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 2027 Sergeant Joseph HOBLEY DCM, returned to Australia, 12 May 1919; 5116 Pte George HOBLEY, 11th Bn, retutrned to Australia, 22 February 1917. |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |