In Memory Of
HODGSON, CHARLES EDWARD
Service Details
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Unit:
18th Bn.
Regiment:
King's Royal Rifle Corps
Former Regiment:
formerly R. 17749 Rfn. K.R.R.C.
Date of Death:
1918-10-02
Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
XVII. L. 1.
Cemetery:
HOOGE CRATER CEMETERY
Localitly:
Ieper, West-Vlaanderen
Country:
Belgium
Additional Information
Decorations:
D C M
Citations:
LG Sup 25 Nov 1916 - "For conspicuous gallantry in action. He greatly assisted in a bombing attack, himself organising a small party and rushing the enemy. Later, he led a daring patrol and obtained most valuable information."
Worked on the Makaha goldfield. Commissioned 8th June 1918 he was to lose his life only a few months later. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1914-1918. On Macheke War Memorial
