Harry Hodgson

Harry Hodgson

Personal Information
Date of Birth	Not known
Place of Birth	Kirkham, Preston, Lancashire, England
Age at Enlistment	25 years, 2 months
Description	5'4½" (1.64m) tall ; 113lbs 51.256 kg ; sallow complexion ; brown eyes ; dark brown hair
Occupation	Metal tradesman
Religion	Non Conformist
Address	Post Office, Maddington
Next of Kin	Father , Mr GW Hodgson
Military Information
Reg Number	1765
Date of Enlistment	18 Jan 1915
Rank	Private
Unit/Formation	12th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement, transferred to 1st Machine Gun Battalion
Date of Embarkation	19 Apr 1915
Ship Embarked On	HMAT A15 Star of England
Date of Return	4 Jul 1919
Monument	none at present
Medals	1914-15 Star British War Medal Victory Medal

War Service

A month after entering camp, Harry was allotted to the 4th reinforcement draft for the 12th Battalion and travelled with them to Egypt.

At some point he was embarked in Alexandria for Gallipoli as he was taken on strength by the 12th Battalion on 25 May 1915 at Gallipoli. On 18 Jul 1915 he was admitted to the Floriana Hospital in Malta, before being evacuated to England aboard SS Somali on 20 Aug 1915, arriving in England on 27 Aug 1915 where he was admitted to King George's Hospital in Stamford street, London.

On 14 Aug 1916 Harry was transferred to the 3rd Machine Gun Company while at the 1st Division's Base Depot in Étaples.

External Links

{{Category:1915 WIA [[Category:1st Machine Gun Battalion]