Richard Hobley
Name Richard Hobley
Number Sergeant 390
Battalion 8th Light Horse
Place of Birth Dromana
Next of Kin His father, William Henry Hobley Whelan’s Post Office Leongatha
Date and place of enlistment Leongatha 19/9/1914
Physical details on enlistment Age 26 years 7 months,
6’ 5”, grey eyes and brown hair
Religion Methodist
Occupation Farmer
Date and place of death
He was killed in action at Bir -el -abd in the Sinai, Canal Zone (Suez) Egypt, 9/8/1916
Location of grave or memorial
He has no known grave and has his name on the Jerusalem Memorial Palestine
Relationship to Woorayl Shire
He was from the Leongatha area
Military History
- He attended Rosebud State School
- 19/9/14 He enlisted
- 25/2/15 He embarked Melbourne on Transport A16 Star of Victoria
- 16/5/15 He embarked for Gallipoli
- 3/6/15 He suffered a scalp wound
- 10/7/15 He was promoted to Lance corporal
- 17/7/15 hospital with influenza and other illnesses on Mudros
- 28/7/15 returned to Gallipoli
- 31/7/15 He was again sick in hospital
- 3/8/15 He returned to duty Gallipoli
- 4/8/15 He went to hospital gastro enteritis and was to be returned to Egypt. He therefore missed the attack on Lone Pine and The Nek
He arrived in Heliopolis on the ‘Ionian’ on August 9th 1915.
- 25/10/15 He returned to Gallipoli
- 3/11/15 He was promoted to Corporal
- 1/1/16 He became a Sergeant
- 4/2/16 He was sick in hospital mumps
- 26/2/16 He returned to his unit in Heliopolis
- He was wounded in Gallipoli and also contracted a number of illnesses including influenza, colic and gastro-enteritis.
He was killed in action in the Sinai canal (Suez) zone on August 9th 1916. Richard has no known grave.
- His effects consisted of 2 jerseys, 1 pair shoes, 1 muffler, 1 hairbrush, 2 pipes, 1 fountain pen, 1 writing pad, 1 pair goggles in case, 1 wrist watch damaged, 1 pocket book, a bag of coins, 1 set chevrons, 1 handkerchief, 1 military book, 1 wallet, 1 notebook, post cards, photos, 1 chain medal and coin
- He was in In C Squadron 8th Light Horse
- He had a policy with The Mutual Life and Citizens Assurance Coy Ltd
- By 1922 his father died and Mrs. Hobley’s address was Authoringa Leongatha
