S/L Basil Deacon Hobbs
Just a note. Based on writing on the back of a photograph, the Officer in the 2nd attachment above may be a rare image of S/L Basil Deacon Hobbs, circa 1924. I haven't been able to locate another contemporary image of him to confirm this.
Hobbs was awarded the DSC on 22 June 1917, the DSO on 20 July 1917, a Bar to his DSC on 30 November 1917, and Mentioned in Despatches on 17 November and 19 December 1917. He hailed from Sault Ste. Marie, On. and was one of the most decorated pilots in Canada at the time. He was later appointed to the Order of the British Empire (OBE) and was inducted into the Canadian Aviation Hall of Fame in 1987.
If anyone wishes to correct or expand on this information, please do.
Last edited by zorgon; 02-03-18 at 04:02 PM.
Reason: corrected arguable fact
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