We remember Walter Henry Sambourne Hobbs

We remember Walter Henry Sambourne Hobbs

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Timeline

Timeline

1889
sibling Evelyn Holmes Hobbs Source:9071057 1889
1890
sibling Gertrude Hobbs Source:9071062 1890
1895
birth St Marylebone, London United Kingdom Source:6186536 Source:9071057 11th February 1895
1897
sibling William Hobbs Source:9071062 1897
1898
sibling Amy Hobbs Source:9071062 1898
1899
sibling Winifred Hobbs Source:9071062 1899
1900
sibling Lilian Hobbs Source:9071062 1900
1901
dates Age 6 Source:9071060 31st March 1901
1901
location 53 Lisson Street, St Marylebone, London United Kingdom parents address Source:9071060 31st March 1901
1911
dates Age 16 Source:9071062 2nd April 1911
1911
employment Errand Boy at Florist A local florist Lisson Grove, St Marylebone, London United Kingdom Source:9071062 2nd April 1911
1911
location 1 Salisbury Street, Lisson Grove, St Marylebone, London United Kingdom parents address Source:9071062 2nd April 1911
1914
location 1 Salisbury Street, Lisson Grove, St Marylebone, London United Kingdom parents address Source:9071057 12th September 1914
1914
dates Age 19 Source:9071057 13th September 1914
1914
employment Porter Not known - possibly a railway company St Marylebone, London United Kingdom Source:9071057 13th September 1914
1914
enlistment St Marylebone, London United Kingdom Source:9071057 13th September 1914
1914
service British Army Rifleman R/4262 King's Royal Rifle Corps 13th (Service) Battalion Source:9071057 13th September 1914 - 13th September 1918
1915
theatres Western Europe :1 Source:9071057 30th July 1915 - 12th August 1917
1917
dates Age 22 Source:9071147 March 1917
1917
hospitalisation "Gun shot wound flesh of right arm and chest" Hospital/Institution Source:9071057 13th August 1917 - 10th November 1917
1918
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:9071057 16th February 1918 - 13th September 1918
1918
dates Age 23 Source:9070989 13th September 1918
1918
death Unknown Unknown but buried in Ribecourt Road Cemetery, Trescault. He was 23. Trescault, Pas de Calais France Source:6186536 Source:9070989 13th September 1918
burial Ribecourt Road Cemetery, Trescault CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais Ribecourt Road Cemetery in the village of Trescault, France France Grave reference II. B. 5. Source:9070989 Source:6186536

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Walter Henry Sambourne
Initials WHS
Last Name Hobbs
Source 6186536
First Names Walter
Initials W
Last Name Hobbs
Source 6186536
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
1 Salisbury Street, Lisson Grove, St Marylebone, London United Kingdom parents address known 2nd April 1911
1 Salisbury Street, Lisson Grove, St Marylebone, London United Kingdom parents address known 12th September 1914
53 Lisson Street, St Marylebone, London United Kingdom parents address known 31st March 1901
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army R/4262 King's Royal Rifle Corps 13th (Service) Battalion Rifleman
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Emily Barbara Hobbs mother
Henry Hobbs father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Evelyn Holmes nee Hobbs sister 1889
Gertrude Hobbs sister 1890
William Hobbs brother 1897
Amy Hobbs sister 1898
Winifred Hobbs sister 1899
Lilian Hobbs sister 1900
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
Pale Hazel Dark brown
DateHeightSource
1914-09-13 5'10"
Religion
DateReligionSource
1914-09-13 Anglican - Church of Eng, Irl, Wales or other

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All London, England, Births and Baptisms 1813-1906 Susan31511
CWGC Entry for R/4262 Rifleman Walter Henry Sambourne Hobbs - KRRC Keith22624
Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Keith22624
Death Recorded St Marylebone Registration District, London Keith22624

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