Talbot Hobbs

Sir Talbot Hobbs
Lieutenant General Talbot Hobbs in 1928
Born(1864-08-24)24 August 1864
London, England
Died21 April 1938(1938-04-21) (aged 73)
At sea
Buried
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Australia
Service / branchBritish Army (1883–87)
Australian Army (1887–1927)
Years of service1883–1927
RankLieutenant General
CommandsAustralian 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
AwardsKnight 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 workArchitect

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.

  1. ^ Hill, A. J. (1983). "Hobbs, Sir Joseph John Talbot (1864–1938)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 9. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. pp. 315–317. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 30 July 2009.