HOGBEN, Herbert McLachlan
(Service number 62313)
| First Rank | Lance Corporal | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 21/10/1888 | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | George Hogben (father) Crescent Road, Khandallah, Wellington, NZ | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 30th Reinforcements Canterbury Regiment, C Company | ||
| Date | 10/13/1917 | ||
| Transport | Corinthic | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Liverpool, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 27 March 1918 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Somme, France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Grevillers (New Zealand) Memorial, Grevillers British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of George and Emily Frances Hogben, of 205 Clyde Street, Island Bay, Wellington. Fathe rwas Headmaster at TBHS from 1889 to 1899.
Lance-Corporal H.M. Hogben, who was
killed in action on March 27, was the son of Mr G. Hogben, C.M.G.,
of Wellington,
and lately Inspector- General of the Education Department. This is the second
son to make the supreme sacrifice, and another son is still in France.
Lance-Corporal Hogben was engaged to Miss Riti Strack, B.Sc.,
of the District High School, whose brother was killed at
Passchendacle last October. Mrs Hogben (mother of the deceased soldier) had been enjoying a
holiday with Mr and Mrs Strack for a fortnight when the sad news came through. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXIV,
12 April 1918, Page 4
Sources
Cenotaph Data Base, Auckland Museum. www. wikitree.com community archive.lincoln.ac.nz
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