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Reginald Thomas LOBB

Regimental number1960
Place of birthCastlemaine, Victoria
SchoolAgricultural High School, Sale, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationShunter
AddressPucell Street, Shepparton, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, Mr Thomas F Lobb, Shepparton, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in Senior Cadets.
Enlistment date17 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name57th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/74/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A31 Ajana on 8 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll59th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 25 April 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death24.9
Place of burialAdelaide Cemetery (Plot III, Row O, Grave No. 16), Villers-Bretonneux, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
168
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Annie LOBB, Edis Street, Kyabram, Victoria. Native of Castlemaine, Victoria
Family/military connectionsCousin to Arthur Lobb who died in Hospital England.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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