| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2018.19.103 |
| Collection number | 3DRL/2600 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 2 |
| Object type | Papers |
| Physical description | 60 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Birdwood, William Riddell Hobbs, Joseph John Talbot |
| Place made | France |
| Date made | 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Reports relating to Joseph John Talbot Hobbs, August 1918
Hobbs, Sir Joseph John Talbot (General, b.1864 - d.1938), KCB, KCMG, VD, GOC Aust Corps
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Description
Reports relating to the First World War service of Major-General Joseph John Talbot Hobbs, 5th Australian Division, 20-28 August 1918.
This collection contains two detailed reports relating to the Battle of Amiens on 8-11 August 1918. The reports provide background information on preliminary arrangements and plans of attack for individual elements of the operation, and a corresponding narrative of actual events. The reports critically examine the response of central combat arms during different stages of the battle, and offer both concluding observations and recommendations for future operations.
This file contains:
Report on Operations by Major-General J. [Joseph] Talbot Hobbs, Headquarters, Australian Corps, 20 August 1918; and
Unofficial report by William Riddell Birdwood titled 'Fourth Army Artillery in the Battle of Amiens.' with note to J.J.T. [Joseph John Talbot] Hobbs attached, 28 August 1918