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HOBGEN, Thomas Cunnah
Personal Details
Service Number: | 404313 |
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Enlisted: | 16 August 1940 |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | No. 460 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 29 December 1920 |
Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
Schooling: | Queensland Tutorial College (1936-37) Toowoomba Grammar School (1937-38), Queensland, Australia |
Occupation: | Asst. Marine Engineer |
Died: | Flying Battle, France, 4 August 1942, aged 21 years |
Cemetery: |
Quiberon Communal Cemetery, Morbihan, France Grave 4. Local Roll of Honour- Toowoomba Qld |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Southport Anzac Park Memorial Gates, Toowoomba Grammar School WW2 Honour Board |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 404313 | |
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16 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 404313, No. 2 Initial Training School Bradfield Park | |
16 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 404313 | |
17 Oct 1940: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman | |
23 Jan 1941: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 404313, Emb. Sydney for Canada | |
6 Jan 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant | |
14 Jan 1942: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 404313, Emb. Canada for U.K. | |
17 Jul 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 404313, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 |
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