| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2018.19.102 |
| Collection number | 3DRL/2600 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 14 |
| Object type | Papers |
| Physical description | 46 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Bruche, Julius Henry Hobbs, Joseph John Talbot |
| Place made | Australia, France |
| Date made | 1919-1932 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Papers relating to Joseph John Talbot Hobbs, 1919-1932
Hobbs, Sir Joseph John Talbot (General, b.1864 - d.1938), KCB, KCMG, VD, GOC Aust Corps
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Papers relating to the First World War and Interwar service of Lieutenant-General Joseph John Talbot Hobbs, 5th Australian Division, 25 March 1919 - 8 January 1932.
This file primarily contains official records written and compiled by Hobbs during 1919, and several post-war items of private correspondence. Most items relate to situational questionnaires and associated notes that explore potential improvements to the structure, composition and coordination of combat arms within the Australian Imperial Force.
This file contains:
Notes on Corps and Army Engineers with related tables attached, 25 March 1919;
Situational questionnaire relating to Corps and Army Machine Guns, [c. March - April 1919];
Situational questionnaire relating to Corps and Army Troops - Tanks, [c. March - April 1919];
Situational questionnaire relating to Corps and Army Engineers, [c. March - April 1919];
Situational questionnaire relating to Corps and Army Engineers, [c. March - April 1919];
Situational questionnaire relating to Corps and Mounted Troops, [c. March - April 1919];
Notes relating to Corps and Army Engineers by Lieutenant-General J. [Joseph] Talbot Hobbs, Headquarters, 3 April 1919;
Notes relating to Corps and Army Engineers by [Lieutenant-General Joseph Talbot Hobbs] Headquarters, 3 April 1919;
Message from Lieutenant-General [Joseph Talbot Hobbs] to the Secretary of the Reorganising Committee Postbellum Field Army, Corps Headquarters, 8 April 1919;
Message from Lieutenant-General [Joseph Talbot Hobbs] to the Secretary of the Reorganising Committee Postbellum Field Army, Corps Headquarters, 8 April 1919;
Notes summarising the structure, composition and coordination of an Australian Division during the First World War [c. 1919]
A.I.F. Demobilisation Form, Australian Imperial Force [blank and undated];
Letter by Lieutenant-General (ret) [Joseph John Talbot Hobbs] to The Secretary of The Institution of Royal Engineers, Perth, West Australia, 3 August 1931; and
Letter from J.H. [Julius Henry] Bruche to General [Joseph John Talbot Hobbs], Army Headquarters, Melbourne, 8 January 1932