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| Name: |
Frank Harold Hobson |
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| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Captain |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
70 |
| Victories: |
15 |
| Born: |
1894 |
| Place of Birth: |
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire |
| Died: |
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| Place of Death: |
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No notes for Frank Harold Hobson. |
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| Military Cross (MC) |
T./2nd Lt. Frank Hobson, Gen. List and R.F.C.
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He has destroyed several enemy aeroplanes and driven others down out of control. On one occasion he descended to a height of 100 feet and attacked a party of the enemy with his machine gun, inflicting several casualties on them. He has shown splendid resource and determination on all occasions.
Supplement to the London Gazette, 16 August 1918 (30845/9565) |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
24 Sep 1917 |
1815 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B2305) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Houthoulst Forest |
| 2 |
09 Oct 1917 |
1555 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B2389) |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
Lindeken |
| 3 |
27 Oct 1917 |
1400 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B2389) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) 1 |
Roulers |
| 4 |
23 Nov 1917 |
1350 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B2452) |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
Westroosebeke |
| 5 |
19 Dec 1917 |
1235 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B5179) |
C (DES) |
Stadenburg |
| 6 |
19 Dec 1917 |
1235 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B5179) |
C (DESF) |
Stadenburg |
| 7 |
22 Dec 1917 |
1350 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B6251) |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
Westroosebeke |
| 8 |
27 Dec 1917 |
1050 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B6251) |
C (DES) 2 |
Zarren |
| 9 |
07 Jan 1918 |
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70 |
Sopwith Camel |
C (OOC) |
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| 10 |
19 Jan 1918 |
1100 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B6251) |
C (DESF) |
Warneton |
| 11 |
29 Jan 1918 |
1410 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B2449) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
W of Staden |
| 12 |
22 Mar 1918 |
1530 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (C8217) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
NW of Cambrai |
| 13 |
22 Mar 1918 |
1550 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (C8217) |
Albatros C (DESF) |
Sailly |
| 14 |
23 Mar 1918 |
1310 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (C8217) |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
Morchies |
| 15 |
25 Mar 1918 |
1645 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (C8217) |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
N of Bapaume-Cambrai Road |
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| 1 |
Shared with Maj MHB Nethersole (B2449), Capt FH Lawrence (B2423), 2/Lt Edward Booth, Lt Goode (B2361), 2/Lt CW Primeau (B2349) |
| 2 |
Shared with 2/Lt Frank Quigley, Lt Kenneth Seth-Smith |
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