Whakakīhia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I whakahaeretia a Hobson hei kaitiaki i te 3rd Regiment of Foot i te 30 o Oketopa 1857. I whawhai ia i te Pakanga o Taku Forts i Akuhata 1860 i te wa o te
Ko te Pakanga Opium Tuarua, a ka riro ia hei rangatira rangatira mo nga Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) i te tau 1886. I muri mai ka mahi ia hei koroneela o nga Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment).