Born 7 June 1900 in Swingfield, Kent, England [16]
Son of George Coleman HOGBEN and Elizabeth Bass BELSEY [20] [21]
In 1901 was living with his parents and siblings John, George, Judith, Frederick, Edward and Percy at Smezzel Farm in Swingfield [20]
Departed London, England on the Otranto and arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 5 February 1929 [63]
Farmhand in Arrino, Western Australia 1933-1935 [19]
For a time worked as a Teamster for William MUTTER on Noalimba Farm in Arrino [P331]
His elder brother "Ted" Edward Percy HOGBEN also resided and worked in Arrino 1933-1935 [19]
In 1942 was living in Manmanning near Wongan Hills [16]
Private W82994 in Wongan Hills local Volunteer Defence Corps during the Second World War [16]
Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Robert Ernest Hogben' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 19 December 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/robert-ernest-hogben [reference list] |
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