Wilfred Charles Hobbs
Memorial: Downend - Christ Church
Regiment: Gloucestershire Regiment
Medals: British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 242459 (formerly 20480)
Parents: Harry and Sarah Ann Hobbs (nee Wilkins)
Marital status: Married
Home address: Home Address: 14 Railway Terrace, Fishponds, Bristol. Lived: 1911 Census – Haynes Lane, Staple Hill and on the 1901 Census – Pendennis Avenue, Staple Hill, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Newsboy (1911 Census)
Date of birth: 1893
Date of death: 02/04/1918
Buried/Commemorated at: Etaples Military Cemetery , France
Age: 27
Further information:
Wilfred Charles Hobbs was born in 1893 (2nd Quarter) and Baptised at St Mary's, Fishponds on 24/04/1893. He married Mildred Mary (nee Wheeler) in 1917.
Wilfred served with the 8th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment and Died of Wounds on 02/04/1918.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Findmypast (Soldiers Died during the Great War, 1901 & 1911 Census etc), Researcher John Davis.