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Auction: 8010 - Orders, Decorations, Medals & Militaria
Lot: 233

A Great War Group of Three to Private W. Hobson, South Lancashire Regiment, Killed in Action, 24.10.1914 1914 Star, with copy Bar (1804 Pte. W. Hobson. 2/S. Lan: R.); British War and Victory Medals (1804 Pte. W. Hobson. S. Lan. R.), nearly extremely fine, mounted for wear (3) Estimate £ 160-200 1804 Private William Hobson, born Ashton-Under-Lyme; served during the Great War with the 2nd Battalion South Lancashire Regiment on the Western Front from 21.9.1914; he was killed in action 24.10.1914; on the 24/25th October 1914 the 2nd Battalion were involved in heavy fighting at La Bassee, losing 150 men during action at Polygon Wood, the Battalion War Diary entry for the 24th gives, ´´at 2.00am on the 24th the enemy, after some attempts by small parties to reach the 3rd Division trenches, commenced heavy firing; and soon after daybreak infantry in large numbers, easily distinguishable by their grey covered spiked helmets, were seen approaching, mostly on the front of 3rd Division on the left of the Corps line..... owing to the fine targets which the Germans presented they were easily dealt with by the skilfully handled British Artillery and prevented from coming to close quarters. This failure seems to have determined the enemy to try his luck at night fighting; for at dusk he again opened a series of attacks: the first against the 7th Brigade, the right of 3rd Division, South of Neuve Chapelle. This was continued until after midnight, but was repulsed with heavy loss´´; Hobson is commemorated on Le Touret Memorial.

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