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HOCKING, Keith Bowyer

Service Numbers:	V359099, 2707
Enlisted:	7 May 1942
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	21st (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, 17 June 1891
Home Town:	Red Cliffs, Mildura Shire, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Warehouseman
Died:	Yallourn, Vic., 13 March 1967, aged 75 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Columbarium/Wall 15/C012 - expired
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World War 2 Service

7 May 1942:	Involvement Lieutenant, V359099
7 May 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, V359099, 21st (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
7 May 1942:	Enlisted Red Cliffs, VIC
31 Oct 1945:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, V359099, 21st (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
31 Oct 1945:	Discharged

World War 1 Service

Date unknown:	Embarked Private, 2707, 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance
Date unknown:	Involvement Private, 2707, 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: '' embarkation_ship: '' embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Martin Charles HOCKING and Amy nee MILDRED of LeFevre Terrace, Adelaide, SA