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18 August 1917 : Sgt Frederick John Hobson VC

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Frederick Hobson was born 23 September 1873 in Norwood, London, the son of John Hobson (a stone mason) and Sarah Hobson (née Wallace - Dublin born) then living at 14 Wood St, Pancras.  With the death of his father and mother, and with only one surviving sister, Fred joined the British Army and served with the Wiltshire Regiment during the Second...