Regimental number | 451 |
Place of birth | Phelham, Hartland, North Devon, England |
School | Hartland Council School, England |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farm labourer |
Address | Philham, Hartland, Devon, England |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Matilda Hobbs, Philham, Hartland, Devon, England |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Arrived in Australia, May 1912. "J Hobbs joined the AIF on 15th March, training at Perth. Landed in Egypt on 1st July, 1915. Landed at Anzac on9th September, 1915. Left 12th of December, 1915. Landed with 1st Australian troops in France, 1916. Was wounded at Bullecourt on 3rd May, 1917. Wounded at Passchendaele Ridge on 4th October, 1917 and again wounded in April, 1918. " Details from Mother. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Peronne, France |
Age at death | 25.10 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 32), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 113 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Matilda HOBBS, Philham, Hartland, Devon, England |
Family/military connections | Brothers: R452 Lance Corporal Ferederick Hobbs, 28th Bn, returned to Australia, 22 December 1918; 2396 Corporal Richard Charles HOBBS, 28th Bn, discharged, 28 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |