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Joseph John Talbot HOBBS

Date of birth24 August 1864
Place of birthLondon England
ReligionChurch of England
AddressThe Bungalow, Peppermint Grove, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation50
Next of kinWife, Mrs J J T Hobbs, The Bungalow, Peppermint Grove, Western Australia
Previous military service22nd Infantry Brigade
Enlistment date15 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentColonel
Unit nameDivisional Artillery Headquarters
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/10/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board TRANSPORT A9 Shropshire on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Division Artillery
Promotions

MAJGEN


Unit: GOC 5th Division
Promotion date: 1 January 1917

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: 6 January 1916

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).

FateReturned to Australia 28 September 1919
Medals

Croix de Guerre (France)


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61
Date: 23 May 1919

Croix de Guerre (France)


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 11
Date: 3 February 1921

Order of the White Eagle - 3rd Class (with swords) (Serbia)


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169
Date: 4 October 1917

KCB


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57
Date: 18 April 1918

CB


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 12
Date: 12 January 1916

GCMG


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61
Date: 23 May 1919

Military Cross


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57
Date: 18 April 1918

Other detailsMedals: Military Cross, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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