About Frederick Taylor Hobson
Lived 1840 – 1909 (aged 68–69). Frederick Taylor Hobson was a military leader.
Major-General Frederick Taylor Hobson (29 March 1840 – 1909) was a British Army officer who served as colonel of the Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment).
Military career Hobson was commissioned as an ensign in the 3rd Regiment of Foot on 30 October 1857. He fought at the Battle of Taku Forts in August 1860 during the Second Opium War and went on to become commanding officer of the Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) in 1886. He later served as colonel of the Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment).
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British Army general
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Frederick Taylor Hobson was born on 29 March 1840.
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Frederick Taylor Hobson died in 1909.
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Frederick Taylor Hobson was a military leader.
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