Talbot Hobbs
Australian military general and architect / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lieutenant General Sir Joseph John Talbot Hobbs, KCB, KCMG, VD (24 August 1864 – 21 April 1938)[1] was an Australian architect and First World War general.
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Sir Talbot Hobbs | |
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![]() Lieutenant General Talbot Hobbs in 1928 | |
Born | (1864-08-24)24 August 1864 London, England |
Died | 21 April 1938(1938-04-21) (aged 73) At sea |
Buried | Karrakatta Cemetery, Australia (cenotaph) |
Allegiance | United Kingdom Australia |
Service/ | British Army (1883–87) Australian Army (1887–1927) |
Years of service | 1883–1927 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands | Australian Corps (1918–19) 5th Division (1916–18, 1921–27) 1st Division Artillery (1914–16) 22nd Infantry Brigade (1913–14) Western Australian Mixed Brigade (1908–13) 1st (Western Australian) Field Battery (1903–08) |
Battles/wars | First World War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration Mentioned in Despatches (8) Commander of the Order of the White Eagle (Serbia) Croix de Guerre (France) |
Other work | Architect |
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