Reginald Francis Arthur Hobbs
Reginald Hobbs | |
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Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order | |
| Relations | Sir William Stirling (father-in-law) Reginald Hobbs (son) |
Early life and education
Hobbs was born in Tyldesley, Lancashire,[2] to Captain Simpson Hackett Hobbs of the 89th Foot, a wire manufacturer, and Sarah Bayley. His elder brother, Lieutenant Colonel Charles James Willoughby Hobbs, died of wounds in the First World War. He was educated at Wellington College and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.[1]
Military career
Hobbs was gazetted to the
Following the war, Hobbs served as Brigadier in charge of Administration, Western Command, until his retirement in 1931.[1]
Hobbs was awarded the
Personal life
Hobbs married Frances Graham Stirling, daughter of Sir William Stirling. They had three sons, two of whom were killed in action in North Africa during the Second World War: Major General Reginald Hobbs (1908–1977), Major Peter Graham Hobbs (1911–1942) of the Royal Artillery, killed in action in Libya,[3] and Lieutenant Colonel William Paul Hobbs (1914–1943), killed in action in Tunisia.[1][4]
Hobbs died at his home in Sutton Veny, near Warminster, Wiltshire, on 10 July 1953 aged 75.[1]