Reginald Hobbs


Reginald Hobbs

Staff officers of the 21st Army Group, June 1944. Colonel R. G. S. Hobbs, wearing peaked cap, is stood third from the right in the back row.
Born(1908-08-08)8 August 1908
Elham, Kent, England
Died7 November 1977(1977-11-07) (aged 69)
Bromley, London, England
Buried
Camberley, Surrey, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchBritish Army
Service years1928–1960
RankMajor-General
Service number40387
UnitRoyal Artillery
Commands1st Division
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
2nd Infantry Brigade
104th Regiment (Essex Yeomanry), Royal Horse Artillery
ConflictsSecond World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
RelationsSir William Stirling (grandfather)
Reginald Francis Arthur Hobbs (father)

Major-General Reginald Geoffrey Stirling Hobbs, CB, DSO, OBE (8 August 1908 − 7 November 1977) was a British Army officer who served as Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst from 1954 to 1957.