Frederick Hobson VC (23 September 1873 – 18 August 1917) was a soldier in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, and recipient of the

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, the highest military award for gallantry in the face of the enemy given to British and Commonwealth forces, during the

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Hobson was from England, having emigrated in 1904. He had served previously in the British Army during the

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with the

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, and enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in November 1914. He was 43 years old, and a sergeant in the

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during

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. On 18 August 1917 during the Battle of Hill 70 north-west of

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, he performed a deed for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross.

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His Victoria Cross is displayed at the

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, Canada. A replica of his medal and copy of his citation are also on display at the Sgt. F. Hobson VC Armoury in Simcoe, Canada.

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External links

Frederick Hobson's digitized service file

Veteran Affairs Canada page on Frederick Hobson

Legion Magazine Article on Frederick Hobson

* ttp://collections.civilization.ca/public/objects/common/webmedia.php?irn=1100616 Hobson's Medals at the Canadian War Museum {{DEFAULTSORT:Hobson, Frederick Canadian World War I recipients of the Victoria Cross 1873 births 1917 deaths Canadian military personnel killed in World War I Military personnel from London English emigrants to Canada British Army personnel of the Second Boer War Canadian Expeditionary Force soldiers Wiltshire Regiment soldiers Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment)

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