2nd Lieutenant.  1st Battalion Royal Scots.  Died Monday 28 June 1915.  Age 26.  Son of William and Millie Rebecca Hobbs of Luton; husband of Helen Coote Hobbs of 60 Constantine Road, Colchester, Essex.  Buried in Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord) Nord, France.  Ref. I.C.134.

The Battle Field Cross of Second Lieutenant John Hobbs, M.C., st Royal Scots, died of wounds 22 June 1915 is held within St George's Church.

From Andy Pay's research into the Marquis de Ruvigny's Roll of Honour the following:

Volume 1, Part 1 , Page 188

HOBBS, John ( M.C ), 2nd Lieut, 1st Battaion Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment). Youngest son of the late William Hobbs, of Toddington co. Bedford, Butcher, by his wife Millicent dau of John Carr. Born Toddington 8-2-1890, educated Toddington national school. Enlisted in Sept 1908, in the Royal Scots, won his first , second and third certificates in the Army and left for India in Oct 1900, while there was sent to a college in Bangalore to qualify for the higher education, and received his certificate for acting schoolmaster.

On the outbreak of war he returned to England with his Regiment and was gazetted 2nd Lieut 14-12-1914, leaving for France on 19-12-1914. He died of wounds received at Armentieres 28-6-1915 and was buried at Bailleul. Lieut Hobbs was mentioned in F.M. Sir John Frenchs despatch of 31-5-1915 for gallant and distinguished service in the field and received the Military Cross in June.

He married at St Mary Bolton, South Kensington 26-11-14, Helen Coote (8 Crown Rd, Maldon) 2nd daughter of Arthur Brady, of Maldon , Essex. She is now a nurse at the Essex hospital.

See also Toddington Village Memorial

1939
1945
THEIR NAME
LIVETH FOR
EVERMORE

(All except these men are also commemorated on the Village War Memorial)

The 1939-45 additions to this memorial were unveiled by Mrs Ethel Atkinson - Henry Atkinson's mother - an invitation extended purely because his name appeared first on the roll.

Lieutenant 247091, 3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards. Died 11 September 1943. Aged 20. Born London, resident Bedfordshire. Son of Colonel Edward John Skinner, and of Emmeline Louisa Skinner, of Westminster, London; brother of John (below). Buried in Salerno War Cemetery, Italy. Plot II. Row A. Grave 1.

His Will Probate states:

SKINNER Edward Steuart of Toddington Manor, Toddington, Bedfordshire died 11 September 1943 on war service. Administration Oxford 29 March to Edward John Skinner D.S.O. retired colonel H.M. army. Effects £2572 2s.

Lieutenant EC/6100, 19th King George V's Own Lancers, Indian Armoured Corps. Died as a Japanese Prisoner of War 13 March 1945. Aged 24. Son of Colonel Edward John Skinner and Emmeline Louisa Skinner, of Victoria, London; brother of Edward (above). Buried in Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar (Burma). Plot 20. Row A. Grave 1.

His Will Probate states:

SKINNER John of Toddington Manor, Toddington, Bedfordshire died 13 March 1945 on war service. Administration Oxford 30 May to Emmeline Louisa Skinner widow.
Effects £653 4s 10d.
Former Grant D.R. Oxford 21 December 1945.