Service Details
Name:
 HODGSON
Given Name:
 CHARLES EDWARD
Initials:
 C E
Rank:
 Second Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 King's Royal Rifle Corps
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Unit:
 18th Bn.
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Former Regiment:
 formerly R. 17749 Rfn. K.R.R.C.
Date of Death:
 1918-10-02
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Cause of Death:
 Killed in action
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."
Additional
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
Commemoration
Country:
 Belgium
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Locality:
 Ieper, West-Vlaanderen
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Cemetery:
 HOOGE CRATER CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 XVII. L. 1.

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