Son of M. and Mrs. Hobson, of 90, Elgin Street, Halliwell, Bolton, Lancashire; husband of Frances Hobson, of 13, Roseberry Street, Daubhill, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly employed by the Bolton Cooperative Society. Enlisted May 1915. Formerly Private, Public Schools Bn., Royal Fusiliers. Commissioned 26/09/1916
Hobson, John Alfred –
Personal details
- Surname: Hobson
- Forename: John Alfred
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 27
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: December 2nd, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Unit: 175th Company.
- Service number: Not known
- Regiment: Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: M.C.
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Co-Operative Society War Memorial (Town Hall) - Bolton
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- St. George the Martyr C.E. Church - Daubhill WWI Memorial
- St. Peter's (Daubhill) Wesleyan Church WWI Memorial - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: Ribecourt British Cemetery, Nord, France
- CWGC reference: II. E. 8.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 21/05/1915 09/03/1917 23/11/1917 18/10/1918 06/12/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7e 6c-e* 6e* 6g-h 8g
- Bolton Chronicle: 16/11/1917 23/11/1917 14/12/1917