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Sydney George Francis HOY

Regimental number1660
Place of birthSt Kilda, Victproa
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationMachinist
Address17 Margaret Street, South Yarra, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinWife, Mrs Catherine Rose Hoy, 17 Margaret Street, South Yarra, Victoria
Enlistment date14 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name59th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/76/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 4 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll60th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 21 July 1918
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Given name Sydney George
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Sydney and Marie Eleanor HOY. Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance.
Other detailsMedals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death28 November 1939
Age at death42
Place of burialFawkner Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria

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