Date of birth | |
Place of birth | London England |
Religion | Church of England |
Address | The Bungalow, Peppermint Grove, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 50 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs J J T Hobbs, The Bungalow, Peppermint Grove, Western Australia |
Previous military service | 22nd Infantry Brigade |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Colonel |
Unit name | Divisional Artillery Headquarters |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/10/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board TRANSPORT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Division Artillery |
Promotions |
MAJGEN Unit: GOC 5th Division Promotion date: |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 29890 (2 January 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 (29 June 1917). Mention in Despatches Awarded, and gazetted, 'London Gazette', Supplement, No. 29455 (28 January 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette', No. 44 (6 April 1916). Recommendation date: Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Second Supplement No. 30448 (28 December 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette No. 57 (18 April 1918). Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 30706 (28 May 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 165 (24 October 1918). Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31089 (31 December 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61 (23 May 1919). Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31448 (11 July 1919); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 124 (30 October 1919). |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Croix de Guerre (France) Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61 Date: Croix de Guerre (France) Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 11 Date: Order of the White Eagle - 3rd Class (with swords) (Serbia) Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169 Date: KCB Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57 Date: CB Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 12 Date: GCMG Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61 Date: Military Cross Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57 Date: |
Other details | Medals: Military Cross, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |