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Private John Milton Hobden

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1893-07-26
Place of birth: Minden Township Haliburton County Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Henry Hobden, father, of Minden, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Lumberman
Occupation (normalized): Logger (General)
Address: Minden, Ontario
Religion: Methodist
Date of death: 1917-04-09
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Vimy Memorial, N/A

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 726080
Highest Rank: Private (21st Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 21st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Private (Army). 1915-12-24 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Attack at Vimy Ridge. Previously reported Missing, now Killed in Action
Awards

British War Medal

Victory Medal

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 1569280
LAC ID: 467534
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B4400-S013
Uploader's Notes: Son of Henry and Ann Jane Hobden; husband of Laura May Hobden, of Minden, Ontario.
Uploader's Research notes:

Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database

21st Battalion CEF Tribute Page

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ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-07-27