Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918
Roll of Honour. (1918, October 26). Advocate (Melbourne, Vic. : 1868 - 1954),
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article152177324
Hoff P B Pte 1851 Percy Byrne 37 Inf Bn 18 Storeman Single R C
Address: Ascot Vale, Francis St, 102
Next of Kin: Hoff, John, father, "Oslo" 102 Francis St, Ascot Vale
Enlisted: 4 Feb 1916
Embarked: SS Orontes 16 Aug 1916
Prior Service: 4 years Senior Cadets 58B, and 6 months Citizen Forces (58 Inf Regt)
Hoff's B2455 contained the statement that his father was from Norway.
Relatives on Active Service:
Hoff J T Pte 3279 brother
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ROLL OF HONOR Pte. P. Hoff. 37th Battalion, aged 20 years and 11 months, who is the son of Mr. J. T. Hoff, 102 Francis street, Ascot Vale, died of wounds on 29th September last, after serving for nearly three years.
ROLL OF HONOR. (1918, October 17). The Essendon Gazette and Keilor, Bulla and Broadmeadows Reporter (Moonee Ponds, Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 2 Edition: Morning. Retrieved August 29, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74607404
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Roll of Honour
PRIVATE P. B. HOFF. (Died of Wounds)
News has been received that Private P. B. Hoff died of wounds in France on 29th September (St. Michael's Day). He was the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Hoff, of 102 Francis-street, Ascot Vale, and was an old and highly respected pupil of St. Ignatius' School, Richmond.
Roll of Honour. (1918, October 26). Advocate (Melbourne, Vic. : 1868 - 1954), p. 25. Retrieved July 21, 2015, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article152177324
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Date of Death: 29/09/1918
CWGC: "Son of John Theodor and Annie Elizabeth Hoff, of 102, Francis St., Ascot Vale, Victoria, Australia. Born at Richmond, Victoria."
TINCOURT NEW BRITISH CEMETERY
The original grave marker of 1851 Private Percy Byrne
Hoff, of Victoria, 37th Battalion. Hoff was wounded in
action on 29 September 1918 and died from the effects
of a shell wound to the abdomen on the same day at the
12th Casualty Clearing Station, near Peronne, France.
Australian War Memorial Collection.
http://cas.awm.gov.au/item/P03608.038
War Service Commemorated
Essendon Town Hall F-L
Essendon Gazette Roll of Honour With the Colours
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