 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Hobbs akagadzwa muRoyal Artillery muna 1928. Akatamba rugby kuEngland vachipesana neSouth Africa paTwickenham muna 1932 uye akabva ashanda muIndia. Akarwa muHondo Yenyika II achiva Commanding Officer we104th Regiment Essex Yeomanry, Royal Horse Artillery muWestern Desert achitora chikamu muHondo yeEl Alameinmuna 1942 uye ipapo achiendeswa kuNorth West Europe saGeneral Staff Officer. 