Sergeant Major

James Beasley Hobbs

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of the late W. and E. Hobbs, of 12, Southmoor Rd., Oxford, England; husband of A. Katharine Hobbs, of 44, Te Aroha St., Claudelands, Hamilton, New Zealand. Native of Kencott, Berks, England. Served in the South African Campaign.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
12/749
Name:
James Beasley Hobbs
Rank: 
Sergeant Major
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Katherine Hobbs, Station Road, Claudelands, Hamilton, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
O'Neil Street, Claudelands, Hamilton, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
25 April 1915
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
44
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Auckland, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 8
HMNZT 12
Vessel:
Star of India or Waimana
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
75
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
James Beasley Hobbs
Images
More information
  • Files must be less than 100 MB.
  • Allowed file types: png gif jpg jpeg.
Files
More information
  • Files must be less than 100 MB.
  • Allowed file types: txt pdf doc.