Kenneth WILLIAM HOFFMANN

Mr Hoffann while at Adelaide High show promise as a sportsman, he was on the athletics and rowing teams. He played cricket for Prospect, for the League and the Navy. For the League he played cricket, football, and basketball teams were he won honours interstate for the SA Branch. He played for the Navy in 1944 in an inter-service series at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Having started work at the SA Branch in 1941 as an office boy he enlisted aged 17 in the Royal Australian Navy. On his discharge he returned to work at RSL SA soon raising to the post of Records Officer in 1948, Office manager 1956 and the State Secretary 1960. Ken also served as the secretary of the Services Cemetery Trust.

Service Number: PA4949

Enlisted: 6 November 1944, Port Adelaide, SA

Last Rank: Not yet discovered

Last Unit: HMAS Torrens (Shore)

Born: Largs Bay, SA, 14 December 1926

Home Town: Not yet discovered

Schooling: Adelaide High School

Occupation: Office Manager

6 Nov 1944: Involvement SN PA4949, HMAS Torrens (Shore)

6 Nov 1944: Enlisted Port Adelaide, SA

11 Sep 1946: Discharged

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Descendants of :

William George HOFFMANN

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 : 18 June 2021