Sapper John William Hobbs
Rank or Title
Date of Birth
1892
Date of Death
27 Nov 1918
War time / or Pre War occupation
Iron moulder
Regiment
Service Number
522405
Place of Birth
Luton
World War I Address
339 Hitchin Road
Round Green
Luton
Place of Death
87th General Hospital
Grave Location
Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery
War Memorial Location
Soldier or Civilian
- Soldier
Source
Beds & Herts Saturday Telegraph , 7th December 1918
Sapper John William Hobbs, 522405, 486th Field Company Royal Engineers, died of pneumonia in the 87th General Hospital in Egypt on November 27th, 1918. He was aged 26 and had enlisted in January 1915.
At the time of the 1911 Census he was living with parents Alfred and Sarah and four brothers and three sisters at 339 Hitchin Road, Round Green. He was listed as a 19-year-old iron moulder.
Individual Location
Author: Deejaya
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