HOCKRIDGE Robert Charles

1888 - 1915  (26 years)

• Name	HOCKRIDGE Robert Charles
  Born	15 Oct 1888	Penwortham SA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	Between 20 Oct 1914 and 24 Jul 1915	Australia, Egypt and Turkey   [2]
  	Served during WWI after enlisting at Morphettville SA, as No. 280, Corporal, B Squadron, 9th. Australian Light Horse Regiment. AIF.
  	Extract from Wikitree: Bob Hockridge joined the AIF on 20 Oct 1914, Regimental No. of 280, and was assigned to B Company, 9th Australian Light Horse. Three days later he was made a Corporal, no doubt influenced by his two years with the B Company Infantry at Wallaroo. He was a big man, 6 feet tall and weighed 12 stone 8 pounds with a 38 inch chest. He was 26 years old when he enlisted. He embarked at Melbourne on H.M.A.T. A10 "Karroo" on 11 Feb 1915 and arrived at Galipolli on 16 May that year. On 17 July 1915 he was admitted to Hospital Anzac with Influenza. On the 24 July 1915 he died onboard the hospital ship H.S. Sicilia from typhoid. Records then show that he was buried at sea on 25 July 1915 between Gallipoli and Malta, the service conducted by the Rev. E. Teale, but later this was corrected by the Australian Graves Service which had records showing that he was buried at gravesite #26, Mudros East Cemetery, Lemnos, Aegean, the service conducted by Captain Stirling. It was for a time believed that this was only a memorial site but the AIF later confirmed this to be his actual grave. He was awarded the 1914/15 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hockridge-57 Lest We Forget.
  Buried	Jul 1915	Mudros East Cemetery, Lemnos GR   [3]
  	Location: Plot 2, Row B, Grave No. 26.
  Died	24 Jul 1915	At sea, en route to Malta from Gallipoli, Turkey.   [4]
  	Age: 26y
  	Cause: Typhoid Fever
  	Died as a result of contacting Typhoid Fever at Gallipoli. There is some doubt about whether or not Corporal Robert Charles HOCKRIDGE (1888-1915) was buried at sea or at the Mudros East Cemetery, Lemnos, Greece. Lest We Forget.
  Person ID	I31960	The Relatives of F.L. WALTER
  Last Modified	15 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	HOCKRIDGE Thomas Charles,   b. 22 Oct 1851, Plympton, Plymouth DEV ,   d. 4 Feb 1909, Wallaroo SA  (Age 57 years)
  Mother	GLENDENNING Agnes Adelaide,   b. 5 Jul 1852, At sea ,   d. 28 Oct 1933, Norwood SA  (Age 81 years)
  Married	24 May 1876	Adelaide SA   [5]
  Family ID	F10392	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  No. 280, Corporal Robert Charles HOCKRIDGE, B Squadron, 9th. Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF.

  
  

  Headstones		Headstone of No. 280, Corporal Robert Charles HOCKRIDGE, B Squadron, 9th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF.
  		Mudros East Cemetery, Mudros, Lemnos, Greece. The burial place of No. 280, Corporal Robert Charles HOCKRIDGE, B Squadron, 9th. Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF.

  
  

• Sources

  [S9462] ZZ Place Record: Penwortham SA, Place Rec Id [P12160]. [S5082] ZZ Place Record: Australia, Egypt and Turkey, Place Rec Id [P6405]. [S7506] ZZ Place Record: Mudros East Cemetery, Lemnos GR, Place Rec Id [P9479]. [S7505] ZZ Place Record: At sea, en route to Malta from Gallipoli, Turkey., Place Rec Id [P9477]. [S764] ZZ Place Record: Adelaide SA, Place Rec Id [P264].