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Hobbs, Sydney Oliver, 1894 - 1970
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Name Sydney Oliver Hobbs, 1894 - 1970Alternative nameHobbs, Oliver Sydney, 1894 - 1970BiographyDate of Birth: 14 April 1894, Samsonvale (Qld.)
Date of Death: 12 October 1970, Wondai (Qld.)
Buried: Wondai Cemetery, Queensland
Sydney's parents were Thomas Hobbs and Fanny Eliza Battershill. Sydney was the second oldest of five children. He enlisted 6 December 1915 at Brisbane. Sydney returned to Australia in 1919 and is listed on the Commonwealth Electoral Rolls as living at Samsonvale. His occupation was a labourer. Sydney married May Anderson in 1927
they are listed on the electoral rolls as living at Wondai from 1936. Sydney's younger brother also enlisted returning to Australia in 1919.Birth date14 April 1894Death date12 October 1970
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Hobbs, Sydney Oliver, 1894 - 1970. Moreton Bay Our Story, accessed 02/04/2026, https://ourstory.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/nodes/view/24491
