Buuxi weedha soo socota: Hobbs waxaa markaas loo dalacsiiyay brigadier general waxaana loo sameeyay Companion of the Order of the Bath. Bishii Maarso 1916 wuxuu la tegay qaybta 1aad ee Australia ee Faransiiska, wuxuuna ahaa taliyaha madaafiicda Australia markii Pozières la qabtay. Bishii Diseembar 1916 wuxuu la wareegay amarkii qeybta 5aad ee Australia waxaana loo sameeyay sarkaal sare bishii Janaayo. Qaybtani waxay ku jirtay dagaalkii ugu xumaa guga 1917, waxayna bishii Sebtember ku soo bandhigtay Polygon Wood. Shaqaaluhu si fiican ayey u wada shaqeeyeen, waxayna gaareen guul weyn. Hobbs waxaa loo sameeyay labadaba Knight Commander ee Amarka Bath iyo Knight Commander ee Amarka St Michael iyo St George 1 Janaayo 1918. dhamaadkii bishii Abriil qeybtiisu waxay ku dagaalameysay
Dagaalkii labaad ee Villers-Bretonneux, oo laga yaabo inuu gacan ka geystay ka tanaasulka howlgalada Jarmalka ee Amiens.