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PERCY HODGSON

Died : 25 Apr 1918
Rank : Corporal
Service no at death: 41865
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Surname: HODGSON
Forename: PERCY
Initials: P
Date of Birth 1886
Place of BirthChapel Allerton Leeds
Place of Birth Source1911 Census
Address In 1911 census, Railway Temperance Hotel, 27 New Borough, Wimborne
Schools attended
Employment / tradeDraper’s assistant
Place of work
Family (parents and grandparents)Parents:William and Rebecca Hodgson. Brother Fred Hodgson of 38 Avenue Rd, Wimborne
Spouse Name No record of marriage
NotesBrother Fred possibly draper in Avenue Rd, Wimborne
Regiment at call-upEast Surrey Regiment
Regiment at dischargeManchester Regiment
Rank at call-up
Service no at call-up4001
Date of attestation -
Date of call-up -
Area reported toWimborne
SourceParts of Attestation papers
Naval vessels served
Decorations and awards
Other service details16th Battalion Manchester Regiment at death
Other rankCorporal
Other service no41865
Service factsAncestry.co.uk shows part of Army’s correspondence with his brother after Percy’s death.
Age at death32
Date of death 25 Apr 1918
Regiment at deathManchester Regiment
Battalion at death
Rank at deathCorporal
Circumstances of deathKilled in action.
Service no at death41865
Field of action at deathWestern European
Place of deathBelgium
Location of graveTyne Cot, West Vlaanderen, Belgium
Position
Other memorialsSt John’s Church, Wimborne, Wimborne Town Memorial Wimborne Minster Plaque
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