Centre De Demobilisation Du Depot
Object numberM2008/028:024
TitleCentre De Demobilisation Du Depot
DescriptionDemobilisation document (in French) of Alfred Hofbauer, No. 928, testifying to his demobilisation from the French Foreign Legion as of 12 November 1940 but signed 5 October 1940. Includes Alfred's thumb and fingerprint. Alfred Hofbauer was born in 1913 in Vienna and found refuge in France c. 1938. He escaped to Switzerland c. 1939, joined the French Foreign Legion 1939/1940, then the Pioneer Corps, British Army in 1943. He fought in North Africa and Italy in World War II and came to Australia in 1946.
Production placeSidi Bel-Abbes, Algeria
Production date 1940-10-05
Object nameservice records
Dimensions
- width: 120.00 mm
height: 210.00 mm
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Alfred Hofbauer via the NSW Association of Jewish Service & Ex-Service Men & Women (NAJEX), 2018