Military History

Hoare enlisted to work in munitions in England c1917. It is understood that he worked in the Aircraft Production Department, under the Ministry of Munition in Redcar, Yorkshire. The Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force used a nearby race course as a base in WW1.  Munitions works were particularly dangerous when working with explosives, and hundreds of lives were lost in explosives accidents. The Munitions workers are largely unrecognised for their part in the War.
Disembarked/Returned per SS Kursk 14.5.1919 (Western Argus Kalgoorlie 14.5.1919.)
Awards No medals were distributed to the War Workers or Munition Workers (Daily News.  6.9.1919 p5)
Notes Hoare was the eldest son of Mr. James and Mrs Clara Hoare of ‘Coota Villa,’ 7 Waylen St. Guildford. Hoare married Muriel (nee Devenish)  in 1913. (Western Mail 7.3.1913)

Photos H.H.Hoare reproduced with permission of C. With
             Munitions Workers. Sunday Times 18.7.1915 p2 
             Munitions Factory, England 1917. Photographer unknown
             H.H.Hoare. West Australian Newspaper. List ofReturning Troops and Munition Workers. SS Kursch 28.4.1919 p5 
             Munition Workers.Daily News. No Medal. 6.9.1919 p5
           
Information Source
Daily News
H.H. Hoare. Photographs reproduced with permission of C. With
Munitions Factory, England 1917. Photographer unknown
NAA: B2455 Hoare H H 2023
Sunday Times
Wesley Chapel Honour Roll
West Australian Newspaper
Western Argus Kalgoorlie
Western Mail
Wise H. and Coy. Western Australian Post Office Directories. SLWA
With, C. H. H. Hoare family oral history information and documentation courtesy

‘Coota Villa’, 7 Waylen St. Guildford. WA.

 

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