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- First World War (1914-1918)
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THE MEDALS IN THIS CABINET WERE AWARDED TO ALAN AND/ LESLIE HOBSON, WHO WERE BOTH KILLED IN THE FIORST WORLD/ WAR. THEY WERE PRESENTED TO THE UNIVERSITY BY THEIR/ FATHER, SIR ALBERT HOBSON. WHO WAS A FRIEND AND/ SUPPORTER OF THE UNIVERSITY FROM ITS FOUNDATION UNTIL/ HIS DEATH IN 1923./ SIR ALBERT SERVED AS A MEMBER OF THE UNIVERSITY FROM ITS FOUNDATION UNTIL/ HIS DEATH IN 1923. AS A TREASURER 1910 - 1916/ PRO CHANCELLOR 1916 - 1923. HE WAS AWARDED AN/ HONORARY DEGREE OF LLD 1920./ HE WAS A GENEROUS BENEFACTOR TO THE UNIVERSITY/ THROUGHOUT AND ON HIS DEATH LEFT A BEQUEST WHICH/ INCLUDES £5000 TO BUILD A SPORTS PAVILLION AT NORTON IN/ MEMORY OF HIS SONS. MAJOR ALAN FABER HOBSON R.E./ 2ND/1ST (WEST RIDING) FIELD CO. ROYAL ENGINEERS/ TWICE MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES DO 1916/ KILLED IN ACTION 28TH AUG 1916 AGED 23/ BOUZINCOURT CEMETERY. THE SOMME DSO/ FOR CONSPICIOUS GALLANTRY AND DEVOTION TO DUTY ON/ MANY OCCASIONS. BY HIS ABSOLUTEL COOLNESS IN DANGER/ HE SET A MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE TO HIS COMPANY AND/ CARRIED OUT IMPORTANT WORK UNDER TRYING/ CONDITIONS 2ND LT LESLIE FABER HOBSON/ 4TH BATT YORK AND LANCS DIED OF WOUNDS 12TH JULY 1915 AGED 19/ BURIED FERME OLIVIER CEMETERY, ELVERDINGHE, WEST FLANDERS
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