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Hugh DOBBIE

Regimental number3369
Date of birth21 March 1883
Place of birthBalmain, New South Wales
SchoolBalmain Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMusician
Address12 Avon Street, Glebe Point, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation34
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Ann Dobbie, 12 Avon Street, Glebe Point, New South Wales
Enlistment date12 January 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name53rd Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/70/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 24 January 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll53rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 26 September 1917
Place of death or woundingPolygon Wood, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death34.6
Age at death from cemetery records34
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
157
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Mary Ann DOBBIE, 12 Avon Street, Glebe Point, New South Wales. Native of Balmain, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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