William George HOFFMAN
William George HOFFMAN
Surname: HOFFMAN
Christian Names: William George
Date & Place of Birth: 1898 “aged 18 12 Aug 1916”
Service Number: 3568
Service Unit: 8th Infantry Brigade, 32nd Infantry Battalion - 1 to 12 Reinforcements (November 1915 - December 1916)
Date & Place of Enlistment: 1 May 1916 Embarked Adelaide 12 August 1916 on HMAT Ballarat
Profession prior to Enlistment: Labourer
Date of Return to Aust. & Date of Discharge: 5 Jul 1919 (RTA)
Next of Kin (NOK)
Address 35 Gilbert Street, Adelaide
Father: Frederick August HOFFMAN
Mother: Emily MOLES
Brother(s): Frederick August HOFFMAN (b. and d. 1896)
Service
France: Y
Campaign Medals: British War Service Medal, Victory Medal
Bravery Awards, Citations, MID: Mentioned 9 Oct 1918 http://static.awm.gov.au/images/collection/pdf/RCDIG1068355--95-.PDF
Kingscote Honour Board : Y
Penneshaw Honour Board : Y
KI Connection
married into KI family
Kangaroo Island Courier (Kingscote, SA : 1907 - 1951), Saturday 24 May 1919, page 2
Other: http://www.awm.gov.au/people/P13623/collection-items/?Collection-Type=Heraldry Collection of equipment at A.W.M. – images of webbing, haversack, bayonet, entrenching tools, water bottle.
Birth index
Surname: HOFFMANN
Given Names: William George
Date of Birth: 30-Jul-1897
Gender: M
Father: Henry HOFFMANN
Mother: Ethel Grace DUFFIELD
Birth Residence: Yatala
District: Port Adelaide
Book/Page: 607/75
Notes: Not Recorded
Marriage index
Groom Surname: HOFFMANN
Groom Given Names: William George
Bride Surname: LEAHY
Bride Given Names: Laura Francis Annie
Marriage Date: 29-Jun-1921
Marriage Place: St Albans Church Kingscote KI
Groom Age: 28
Groom Marital Status: S
Groom Father: Henry HOFFMANN
Bride Age: 22
Bride Marital Status: S
Bride Father: Daniel LEAHY
District: Yankalilla
Book/Page: 287/1152
Death index
Surname: HOFFMANN
First Names: William George
Death Date: 14-Apr-1953
Age: 55
Gender: M
Marital Status: M
Place of Death: Springbank
Residence: Nailsworth
Relative: Not Recorded
District: Adelaide
Book/Page: 795/1831
Notes: Symbol=H.
Funeral
HOFFMAN.—The friends of the iate Mr. WILLIAM GEORGE HOFFMAN (late 32nd Battalion. Ist A .I.F.) are respectfully informed that his Funeral will leave his late residence, 27 Gilbert street. Goodwood. THIS DAY 'Thursday, at 2 p.m.. for the Church or the Holy Cross, Goodwood road, thence for the Catholic section or the Centennial Park Cemetery, Springbank
Advertising. (1947, July 24). The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954), p. 16. Retrieved June 14, 2014, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article35989166
Occupation
1936 - Tram Conductor, Adelaide, SA. BLOWS IN TRAM ALLEGED. (1936, March 9). News (Adelaide, SA : 1923 - 1954), p. 3. Retrieved June 14, 2014, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article129268102
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Descendants of :
William George HOFFMANN
1. William George HOFFMANN was born 30 Jul 1897 in Yatala, SA and died 14 Apr 1953 in Springbank, SA. He married Laura Francis Annie (Annie) LEAHY 29 Jun 1921 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA. She was born 14 Dec 1898 in Bay of Shoals, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 21 Jul 1982, daughter of Daniel LEAHY and Laura Millicent LITTLELY.
Children of William George HOFFMANN and Laura Francis Annie (Annie) LEAHY:
i. Daniel John (Jack) HOFFMAN was born 07 Sep 1921 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 25 Jan 2003
ii. Nancy HOFFMAN was born 31 May 1923 in Fullarton Estate, SA and died 28 Apr 2008
iii. Robert Leslie (Bob) HOFFMANN was born 30 Mar 1925 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 03 Nov 1989
iv. Kenneth William (Ken) HOFFMANN was born 14 Dec 1926 in Largs Bay, SA and died 10 Aug 2005
v. Joan HOFFMANN was born 01 Jan 1928 in Medindie, SA and died 24 Mar 2015 in Renmark, SA
Last updated : 22 May 2021