2338 John HOOBIN

Date of enlistment 10th July 1915
Rank at enlistment Private
Company  
Significant events while serving with the AIF Wounded in Action – Broodseinde

Hospitalised sick twice

Summary of Private Hoobin’s WW1 service record, located in the National Archives of Australia. Full details are available online, NAA Series B2455

Date Location Event
22nd July 1919 Australia Discharged
30th May 1919 Australia Disembarked at Melbourne
13th April 1919 England Return to Australia on Castalia from Devonport
13th February 1919 France Marched out to England and disembarked Weymouth
1st December 1918 France Re-joined battalion from leave
18th November 1918 France On leave
30th July 1918 France Re-joined Battalion
24th July 1918 England Proceeded overseas to France from Training Brigade Longbridge Deverill via Folkestone
27th June 1918 England Marched in to Longbridge Deverill from Sutton Veny
11th June 1918 England Marched in to Sutton Veny after furlough
24th May 1918 England Transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital Dartford
29th April 1918 England Admitted to 5th Southern General Hospital Portsmouth sick
28th April 1918 France To England on HS St. David
14th April 1918 France Admitted to hospital sick – PUO (fever)
24th December 1917 Belgium Re-joined Battalion
18th October 1917 France Marched in to 2ABDB Le Havre from hospital
5th October 1917 France Admitted 20th General Hospital Camiers
4th October 1917 Belgium Wounded in Action – shell wound in the face
24th November 1916 France Re-joined battalion from sick
8th November 1916 France To hospital sick – blistered heel
26th March 1916 France Disembarked Marseille
19th March 1916 Egypt Proceeded to join British Expeditionary Force from Alexandria on the Llandovery Castle
8th January 1916 Egypt Taken on Strength, Tel-el-Kabir
15th November 1915 Egypt Absent from parades – 168 hours duty
25th October 1915 Egypt Disembarked Alexandria
29th September 1915 Australia Departed Melbourne on RMS Osterley
3rd August 1915 Australia Assigned to 5th Reinforcements 22nd Battalion
19th July 1915 Australia Marched into Broadmeadows depot

 

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