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Husband of Louise Hobson.
<P>An extract from "The London Gazette," dated October 17, 1917, records the following:<P>
During a strong enemy counter-attack a Lewis gun in a forward post in a communication trench leading to the enemy lines, was buried by a shell, and the crew, with the exception of one man, was killed. Sergt. Hobson, though not a gunner, grasping the great importance of the post, rushed from his trench, dug out the gun, and got it into action against the enemy who were now advancing down the trench and across the open. A jam caused the gun to stop firing. Though wounded, he left the gunner to correct the stoppage, rushed forward at the advancing enemy and, with bayonet and clubbed rifle, single-handed, held them back until he himself was killed by a rifle shot. By this time however, the Lewis gun was again in action and reinforcements shortly afterwards arriving, the enemy were beaten off. The valour and devotion to duty displayed by this non-commissioned officer gave the gunner the time required to again get the gun into action, and saved a most serious situation.
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Sergeant Frederick Hobson
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Extract from 20th Battalion War Diary for August 1917
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Sergeant Frederick Hobson
Personal Information Sheet
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Sergeant Frederick Hobson
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Sergeant Frederick Hobson
Hobson's Ontario Historical plaque outside the Armoury in Galt (Cambridge), ON.
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Sergeant Frederick Hobson
Submitted by Operation Picture Me
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Sergeant Frederick Hobson
Submitted by Operation Picture Me
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Sergeant Frederick Hobson
The Cambridge (Galt) War Memorial, Queen's Square, Cambridge, Ontario. Circa 1930. Frances Loring and William Lyon Somerville.<P>
Inscribed:"TO THEM ALL HONOUR / GUARD YE THEIR VICTORY / 1914-1918 / 1939-1945 / 1950-1953."
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Sergeant Frederick Hobson
In memory of the men and women from the Waterloo area who went to war and did not come home. From the booklet, Peace Souvenir – Activities of Waterloo County in the Great War 1914 – 1918. From the Toronto Public Library collection.
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
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Sergeant Frederick Hobson
In memory of the men and women from the Waterloo area who went to war and did not come home. From the booklet, Peace Souvenir – Activities of Waterloo County in the Great War 1914 – 1918. From the Toronto Public Library collection.
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
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Sergeant Frederick Hobson
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Sergeant Frederick Hobson
His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial. Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens)
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Sergeant Frederick Hobson
Barrie Military Park, Canadian Victoria Cross Recipients, Cenotaph
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Sergeant Frederick Hobson
From the Kitchener Public Library collection of World War One Soldier Information Cards, Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Sergeant Frederick Hobson
From the Toronto Telegram October 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Sergeant Frederick Hobson
From the Toronto Telegram March 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Sergeant Frederick Hobson
From the Toronto Telegram May 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Sergeant Frederick Hobson
Memorial plaque in front of the United Kingdom High Commission in Ottawa to commemorate Canadians who have been awarded the Victoria Cross.
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Extract from 20th Battalion War Diary for August 1917
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Personal Information Sheet
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Hobson's Ontario Historical plaque outside the Armoury in Galt (Cambridge), ON.
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Submitted by Operation Picture Me
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Submitted by Operation Picture Me
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The Cambridge (Galt) War Memorial, Queen's Square, Cambridge, Ontario. Circa 1930. Frances Loring and William Lyon Somerville.<P> Inscribed:"TO THEM ALL HONOUR / GUARD YE THEIR VICTORY / 1914-1918 / 1939-1945 / 1950-1953."
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In memory of the men and women from the Waterloo area who went to war and did not come home. From the booklet, Peace Souvenir – Activities of Waterloo County in the Great War 1914 – 1918. From the Toronto Public Library collection. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
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In memory of the men and women from the Waterloo area who went to war and did not come home. From the booklet, Peace Souvenir – Activities of Waterloo County in the Great War 1914 – 1918. From the Toronto Public Library collection. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
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His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial. Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens)
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Barrie Military Park, Canadian Victoria Cross Recipients, Cenotaph
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From the Kitchener Public Library collection of World War One Soldier Information Cards, Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram October 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram March 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram May 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Memorial plaque in front of the United Kingdom High Commission in Ottawa to commemorate Canadians who have been awarded the Victoria Cross.
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Page 257 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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Inscribed on the ramparts of the Vimy Memorial are the names of over 11,000 Canadian soldiers who were posted as 'missing, presumed dead' in France.
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The park surrounding the Vimy Memorial was created by horticultural experts. Canadian trees and shrubs were planted in great masses to resemble the woods and forests of Canada. Wooded parklands surround the grassy slopes of the approaches around the Vimy Memorial. Trenches and tunnels have been restored and preserved and the visitor can picture the magnitude of the task that faced the Canadian Corps on that distant dawn when history was made.
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