| Hobbs | Herbert Thomas de Carteret | | Major | He was killed at Honing Spruit, June 22nd, 1900, in the attack on the railway made by General De Wet. He was the elder son of Colonel T F Hobbs, 6th Regiment, of Barnaboy, Frankford, Kings County. His Grandfather, Captain Thomas Hobbs, when a Lieutenant in the 92nd Highlanders, was wounded at Quatre Bras. Major Hobbs was born in April 1857, educated at Wellington where he was in the Orange, 1870-74, and as a Queen's cadet was appointed direct to the 62nd Foot, February 1875, served in India, being promoted Captain January 1882, and was transferred to the West Yorkshire Regiment as Major, February 1895. He was in the Army Pay Department from 1885-89, adjutant of his regiment from 1890-93, and adjutant of volunteers. Major Hobbs accompanied his battalion to South Africa as second in command, but was taken prisoner in his first engagement at Willow Grange, on November 23rd, 1899. He was mentioned in the despatch of Major General Hildyard of November 24th as "having led the first line of the assault with judgment and good sense”, but having remained to see that some wounded were attended to was unfortunately captured. On Earl Roberts' entry into Pretoria, in June 1900, Major Hobbs was released and was then appointed second in command of a composite battalion, which proceeded to Honing Spruit. He had been with it only a few days, when he was killed. He was buried in the military cemetery of Kroonstad.
Source: Donner | (Prince of Wales's Own) West Yorkshire Regiment |
