Frank Gordon Hocken

#74, (9 March 1903-June 1975)
FatherJames Preston Hocken1 (c 1880-)
MotherHelen Sophia Mason (c 1865-)
ChartsAylott Family - descendants
Brett Family - descendants
Darby Family - descendants
Deane Family - descendants
Fairclough Family - descendants
Leonard Family - descendants
Manthorpe Family - descendants
Read family - descendants
Smith family - descendants
Wayte Family - descendants
Descendents of Richard Darby
Last Edited20 Apr 2022
Gordon Hocken 1941
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Frank was born on Monday, 9 March 1903 at West Wallsend, New South Wales.1,2,3 He was the son of James Preston Hocken and Helen Sophia Mason.1 However, despite his given name he was known to the family, at least, as Gordon. Frank Gordon Hocken was a wireless engineer in May 1929.1 Frank lived in May 1929 at the Sydney suburb of Potts Point.1

He married Heba Gwendolyn Smith, daughter of James Smith and Elsie Florence Darby, in an Anglican ceremony at St. Johns Bishopthorpe on Wednesday, 22 May 1929 at the Sydney suburb of Glebe. He was 26 and his wife Heba was 24. Heba was the daughter of an accountant..1 Frank and Heba lived in 1930 at at 12 Kyola Flats Royston Street in the Sydney suburb of Darlinghurst.4 At this time his occupation was given as a radio engineer in his adulthood.3,4 Frank Gordon Hocken was a manufacturer in 1933.5 Frank and Heba lived in 1933 at at 5 Ithica Flats on Ithica Road in the Sydney suburb of Darlinghurst.5 Frank and Heba lived in 1937 at at 14 Court Road in the Sydney suburb of Edgecliff.6

Frank Gordon Hocken began military service on Tuesday, 21 July 1942 at Port Moresby, New Guinea, at age 39.2

Frank was a captain.3,2 He was released from active duty on 17 August 1944.2

John and Frank, married to sisters, became good friends.7 He was an engineer in 1954.8 Frank and Heba lived in 1954 at at 14 Court Road in the Sydney suburb of Double Bay.8 Frank and Heba lived in 1958 at 11 Painters Lane, in Terrigal, New South Wales.9 Frank and Heba lived in February 1966 at 23 Barnhill Road, in Terrigal, New South Wales.10

Frank died in June 1975 at the Sydney suburb of at age 72.11 His body was interred at Newtown Cemetery at the Sydney suburb of Newtown.11

Timeline

DateEventPlace
Family
1903BirthWest Wallsend, New South Wales1,2,3
1
1910Known as
1929Occupation1
1929Residencethe Sydney suburb of Potts Point1
1929Marriage at St. Johns Bishopthorpe in the Sydney suburb of Glebe1
1930Residence at 12 Kyola Flats Royston Street in the Sydney suburb of Darlinghurst4
1930Occupation3,4
1933Occupation5
1933Residence at 5 Ithica Flats on Ithica Road in the Sydney suburb of Darlinghurst5
1937Residence at 14 Court Road in the Sydney suburb of Edgecliff6
Occupation-hide12
1942Military StartPort Moresby, New Guinea2
1944Military Discharge2
Note memo only CR CR7
1954Occupation8
1954Residence at 14 Court Road in the Sydney suburb of Double Bay8
1958Residence11 Painters Lane, in Terrigal, New South Wales9
1963Residence-hideTerrigal, New South Wales13
1966Residence23 Barnhill Road, in Terrigal, New South Wales10
1975Deaththe Sydney suburb of 11
Burial at Newtown Cemetery in the Sydney suburb of Newtown11

Family

Heba Gwendolyn Smith (11 Apr 1905-27 Sep 1986)
Child

Citations

  1. [S1084] Parish Registers for Glebe, 1929 No.133 Frank Hocken and Heba Smith.
  2. [S1333] Australian Government Dept of Veterans' Affairs (https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/) Veteran Details: Name: HOCKEN, FRANK GORDON, Service: Australian Army, Service Number: NX127355 (N27682).
  3. [S257] Interview with Heba Hocken, Kincumber NSW.
  4. [S483] Australia - Electoral Rolls 1900-1980 - Ancestry.com, Electorate of North Sydney, Subdivision of Darlinghurst (1930) p.2.
  5. [S483] Australia - Electoral Rolls 1900-1980 - Ancestry.com, Electorate of North Sydney, Subdivision of Darlinghurst (1933) p.5.
  6. [S483] Australia - Electoral Rolls 1900-1980 - Ancestry.com, Electorate of Wentworth, Subdivision of Bellvue Hill (1937) p.5.
  7. [S259] Mavis 'Patti' Willson, 11 Mar 2018.
  8. [S483] Australia - Electoral Rolls 1900-1980 - Ancestry.com, Electorate of Wentworth, Subdivision of Woolahra East (1954) p.4.
  9. [S483] Australia - Electoral Rolls 1900-1980 - Ancestry.com, Electorate of MacArthur, Subdivision of Gosford (1958) p.7.
  10. [S290] Queensland, Death Certificate, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages 1966 No.79343.
  11. [S477] Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007 Ancestry.com, Central Coast Family History Society Inc; Collection Title: R H Creighton Funeral Director's Records.
  12. [S1076] Barbara Nicholson, 04:25 - 05:10.
  13. [S483] Australia - Electoral Rolls 1900-1980 - Ancestry.com, Electorate of Robertson, Subdivision of Gosford (1963) p.6.