Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei pene - I whakawhiwhia 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 Pakanga Tuarua Opium
I haere tonu ia ki te noho 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).