The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Lance Sergeant W Hodson


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Lance Serjeant William HODSON, G/2284, 7th Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, died of wounds, 4 Casualty Clearing Station, Flanders France, 16th October  1917, age 27.

1st March 1890, born Tooting, Surrey, son of William (deceased 1917) & Agnes Hodson, of 39, Mount Pleasant Road, Dartford, Kent.  

5th November 1890, Holy Trinity & St Peter, South Wimbledon, baptism of William Hodson, son of William, (silk printer), & Agnes Hodson, 33 Wandle Road.

18th July 1910, Dartford Register Office, married Daisy Ellen Ball, spinster, 7 Smith Cottages, Graham Road, Bexley Heath, Kent.


1911 Census - 39, Mount Pleasant Road, Dartford, Kent - William Hodson, head, age 52, married, block silk printer, worker, born Parish Stratford; Agnes Hodson, wife, age 46, married 29 years, 12 children, all still alive, born Milton, Surrey; Agnes Hodson, daughter, age 28, single, flag colourer, worker born Parish Surrey; William Hodson, son, age 21, married, block silk printer, worker, born Parish Surrey; Daisy Ellen Hodson, daughter in law, age 22, married under 1 years, 1 child, still alive, born Parish Southampton; Thomas Hodson, son, age 19, single, block silk printer, worker, born Parish Surrey; Florence Hodson, daughter, age 17, single, flag colourer, worker born Parish Surrey; George Hodson, son, age 15, single, block printer learner, worker, born Parish Surrey; Ellen Hodson, daughter, age 13, scholar,  born Parish Surrey; Ethel Hodson, daughter, age 11, scholar,  born Parish Dartford; Arthur Hodson, son, age 9, scholar,  born Parish Dartford; Violet Vena Hodson, daughter, age 6, scholar,  born Parish Dartford; William Cecil Hodson, grandson, age 6 months, born Parish Dartford.


Enlisted   Gravesend, Kent, age 24 years & 190 days, height 5ft 7½ inches, weight 138lbs, pale complexion, blue eyes, light brown hair.  Resided Dartford, Kent. Formerly printer.

Home, 7th September 1914 to 25th July 1915; BEF, 26th July 1915 to 14th July 1916; Home, 15th July 1916 to 16th December 1916; BEF, 17th December 1916 to 16th October  1917.

7th September 1914, enlisted & posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 11th September 1914, posted 7th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 18th October 1914, Bethus Park, overstaying pass from midnight until 7.00pm on 19th October, admonished & forfeits 1 days pay; 7th November 1914, absent from Tattoo until brought in by Military Police at 11.10pm, quitting Camp & remaining absent from Tattoo until 12.00 noon 10th November, 10 days confined to Barracks, forfeits 3 days pay; 12th January 1915, appointed unpaid Lance Corporal; 3rd March 1915, promoted Corporal; 8th May 1915, Colchester, overstaying his pass from 12.00 midnight until 10.30pm on 9th May, reprimanded, forfeits I days pay; 26th July 1915, posted BEF & embarked; 15th July 1916, General Hospital Rouen, wounded, gun shot wound to left wrist, to England on Hospital Ship "Western Australia"; 15th July 1916, posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 16th July 1916 to 20th September 1916, 2nd S G Hospital Bristol, gun shot wound, left wrist; 10th October 1916, posted 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 17th December 1916, posted BEF & 1st Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 18th December 1916, posted 7th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 7th January 1917, proceeded to join 7th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 9th February 1917, appointed unpaid Lance Sergeant; 28th April 1917, Abbeville, being in possession of ????? contrary to Standing Orders, severely reprimanded; 21st June 1917, Etaples, 40 Infantry Base Depot; 12th October 1917, wounded in action.

3rd May 1918, pension of 26/8 a week awarded to widow and two children.

13th April 1920, Statement of Relatives, completed by mother, Agnes Hodson - Widow, Daisy Ellen Hodson, 7 Graham Road, Bexley, Heath; Children - (living with mother of deceased, taken from mother by NSPCC) - William Cecil Hodson, born 11th October 1910, Dartford; John Ashley Hodson, born 2nd June 1912, Dartford; Arthur Dennis Hodson, born 26th January 1915, Dartford; Father, William Hodson, died November 1917; Mother, Agnes Hodson, 39, Mount Pleasant Road, Dartford, Kent; Brothers - Thomas Hodson, age 26, married, Queen Street, Dartford; George Thomas, age 24, 39, Mount Pleasant Road, Dartford; Arthur Hodson, aged 18, 39, Mount Pleasant Road, Dartford; Sisters - Agnes Fudge, age 36, ?????, Sydenham; Alice Martin, age 30, ????? Tooting, SW; Maud Outturn?, age 34, 4? Victoria? Road?, Dartford, Kent.

Buried at Dozinghem Military Cemetery, XI. I. 19., Belgium.


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