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Charles Benjamin HOBSON

Regimental number6027
Place of birthPrincetown Vic
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationDairy farmer
AddressPrincetown via Camperdown, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Mr B Hobson, Princetown via Camperdown, Victoria
Enlistment date28 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 23 September 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death7 October 1948

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