Hobson Alfred Gunner 3532659
Personnel Entry
Name Hobson Alfred
Army number 3532659
Rank Gunner
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards
Date of birth Not yet ascertained.
Age (At time of death). Not yet known.
Unit Enlisted in the Manchester Regiment 16/10/1939 and underwent Basic Training. Posted to ? Battalion. Transferred to the Royal Artillery 1/11/1941 and posted to the 88th Anti-Tank Regiment. Posted Y List 8/9/1943. Posted back to the 88th Anti-Tank Regiment 10/11/1953. Posted to Number 40 Reinforcement Holding Unit and posted to Draft REMST 10/8/1944. Posted X List (4) H 10/8/1944. Posted to Draft CMHZN 14/8/1944. Posted X List (4) H 14/8/1944. Served Normandy. Posted to the 75th Anti-Tank Regiment 23/8/1944. Posted to the 86th Anti-Tank Regiment 14/1/1946. Posted to the 55th Anti-Tank Regiment 1/3/1946. Posted to the 53rd Anti-Tank Regiment 1/4/1947. Repatriated to the UK. Posted Y List (Y) 8/2/1948. Release 275/48. Relegated to the Z. T. Reserve 14/5/1949. Demobilised.
Company/Battery Not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Details awaited.
Joined Brigade Not yet known.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not so far as is known.
Prisoner of War Not so far as is known.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet ascertained.
Home address No family information yet.
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