George Henry HOBBS

Forename(s): George Henry

Surname: HOBBS

Date of birth: 1896 (approx., calculated)

Date of death: 7 Oct 1917

Date of burial: 12 Oct 1917

Ceremony by:  Rev Atkinson

Age at death: 21 years

Address: Barton's Village, Newport, Parish of St Paul's, Barton

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Burial Register entry: St Paul's   1032

IWCP - 13 October 1917 - THE ISLAND AND THE WAR - NEWPORT - News was received on Sunday that Corpl. George H. Hobbs, of Bartons-village, had died in Highfield Hospital, Hythe, where he had been ill for over 1 1/2 years from sickness contracted in the trenches. He was a regular soldier, 22 years of age, and his regiment was prominent in the Gallipoli campaign, since which it has been on the Western front. Much sympathy is felt with the bereaved family. - The funeral took place yesterday (Friday) at St. Paul's Cemetery, with military honours, in the presence of a large assemblage.

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