Percy Hobart
| Sir Percy Hobart | |
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Percy Hobart, armoured warfare specialist and military engineer.
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| Nickname(s) | Hobo |
| Born |
14 June 1885 Naini Tal, British India |
| Died | 19 February 1957 (aged 71) Farnham, Surrey |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 British Army
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| Years of service | 1902–1946 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands held | Specialised Armour Development Establishment 79th Armoured Division 11th Armoured Division Mobile Division (Egypt) 2nd Battalion, Royal Tank Corps |
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| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Military Cross Mentioned in Despatches (9) Legion of Merit (United States) |
North-West Frontier
World War I
Waziristan campaign
World War II
Major General Sir Percy Cleghorn Stanley Hobart KBE, CB, DSO, MC (14 June 1885 – 19 February 1957), also known as "Hobo", was a British military engineer noted for his command of the 79th Armoured Division during World War II. He was responsible for many of the specialised armoured vehicles ("Hobart's Funnies") that took part in the invasion of Normandy and later actions.
Hobart was born in Naini Tal, British India to Robert T. Hobart (of the Indian Civil Service), and Janetta (née Stanley). His mother was born in County Tyrone and lived at Roughan Park, near Newmills, between Cookstown and Dungannon. She married Robert Hobart in Tullaniskin Parish Church, Dungannon, on 7 October 1880.
In his youth, Percy studied history, painting, literature and church architecture. He was educated at Temple Grove School and Clifton College, and in 1904 he graduated from the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich and was commissioned into the Corps of Royal Engineers. He was first sent to India, but during World War I he served in France and Mesopotamia (now Iraq). He took part in the Waziristan campaign 1919–1920 when British and Indian Army forces put down unrest in local villages.
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