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Inter War, Jacket, Belt, Hat and Miniature Medals, HOBBS, 1930

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Overview

Torso display of service dress jacket displaying ribbons and decorations as worn by Lieutenant General JJ Talbot Hobbs during the 1920s and 30s at public functions. Display also includes a photograph and his original miniature medals.

Historical information

Hobbs’ career began in the ranks of the Volunteers, progressed through commissioned service in the defence forces of Western Australia and then command appointments in Australian Commonwealth units and formations after Federation. Selected to command the Artillery of the 1st Division of the Australian Imperial Force he landed at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915. He continued in this appointment in France until appointed to command the 5th Division AIF in January 1917. After the Armistice on 11 November 1918, he succeeded Sir John Monash in command of the Australian Corps. He continued to serve in the Commonwealth Military Forces until his retirement in 1927. Hobbs died at sea of a heart attack while enroute to the unveiling of the Villers–Bretonneux Australian National Memorial. The eulogy of Lieutenant General Sir Brudenell White was "he was not only a soldier, he was also a great citizen, and a great Christian gentleman ... who knew none other than the straight path",

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cwa-org-32-54-336

Contextual Information

If there is one Western Australian soldier whose impact and presence is felt throughout the Museum it is Lieutenant General Sir Joseph John Talbot Hobbs, KCB,KCMG, VD (24 August 1864 – 21 April 1938) The presence begins at the Museum entrance with the formal Buckmaster portrait and continues in a storyline of military and community service through to the introduction of the World War 2 Gallery.

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Virtual Visit - Hobbs

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