| Regimental number | 2871 |
| Place of birth | Bendigo, Victoria |
| School | St Arnaud State School No. 1646, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Seaman |
| Address | West Melbourne, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Mr Hoberg, 148 Roden Street, West Melbourne, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served for 6 months in the Junior Cadets at St Arnaud; 9 months in the Victorian Rangers. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 8th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Makarini on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fromelles, France |
| Age at death | 24 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 20), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 170 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Otto and Mary HOBERG, 148 roden Street, West Melbourne, Victoria. Native of Bendigo, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Brother in law: James McNamara, killed 9th October, 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Admitted to Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 19 October 1915; discharged to duty same day. Joined 8th Bn at Gallipoli, 7 December 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 7 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Transferred to 60th Bn, 24 February 1916, and taken on strength, Tel el Kebir. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 august 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Statement, Red Cross File No 1350106, 2793 Pte J.G. BLAIR, D Company, 60th Bn (patient, No 2 General Hospital (Palais), Havre), 13 April 1917: 'Hoberg was in D. Co., 15th Platoon. He was hit, and I saw him jumping about in great agony - He died shortly after - The injury was done by a shell. Hisbody was not brought in that night, and the bodies lying there that night were, I believe owing to the result of the shelling, practically unrecognisable next day.' Note on file: 'No trace Germany. Cet. by Capt. Mills. 10.10.19.' WSBV |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, HOBERG Thomas Gustave
Red Cross File No 1350106 |
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