Kammala jumla mai zuwa: An ba da Hobson a matsayin mai ba da izini a cikin 3rd Regiment of Foot a ranar 30 ga Oktoba, 1857. Ya yi yaƙi a yakin Taku Forts a watan Agusta 1860 a lokacin
Yaƙin Opium na Biyu kuma ya ci gaba da zama kwamandan jami'in Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) a cikin 1886. Daga baya ya yi aiki a matsayin colonel na Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment).