ABBOTS BROMLEY - STAFFORDSHIRE
War Memorial and St Nicholas Church
Abbots Bromley is a village and civil parish within the English county of Staffordshire, England
Photos: Richard Roberts
Private Oliver William HODGKINSON 2108
Born: Newborough, Burton on Trout, Staffordshire Enlisted: 2-5-1916, Belmont, Western Australia Occupation prior to Enlistment: Contractor 44th Battalion Australian Infantry Died 4-7-1918, France aged 25years Resting: Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy St Pierre, Amiens, Picardie, France Son of Edwin and Mary Ann Hodgkinson, of Bromley Hurst, Abbots Bromley, Rugeley, Staffs. Honoured Australian War Memorial Panel 138 Honoured The Holy Angels' Church, Hoar Cross, Staffordshire Honoured St. Michael's Chapel, Lichfield Cathedral Photo: Brian Allen
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Photo: Headstone, Picardie France - Len
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ABBOTS BROMLEY SOLDIER'S DEATH
News has been received by Mr. and Mrs. Hodhkinson of Bromley Hurst, Abbots Bromley, that their son, Pte. C.W. Hodgkinson of the AQustralian Forces, has died of wounds received in action on July 4. He joined up in April 1916, and went out to France in January 1917. He was invalided to England in January of this year suffering from trench fever and was drafted to France in May last. Pte. Hodgkinson emigrated to Australia seven years ago and was well respected by all who knew him both there and in his own native place. He would have been 26years of age in November. The only two brothers of Pte. Hodgkinson are in the army, one being a band boy of 14years of age, who willingly volunteered to serve his King and country. A letter from from the Captain of the late Pte. Hodgkinson speaks of him as cheery, willing and steady, and adds that his loss is felt deeply by his comrades, and that his devotion to duty under all circumstances won for him the respect of both officers and men.
News has been received by Mr. and Mrs. Hodhkinson of Bromley Hurst, Abbots Bromley, that their son, Pte. C.W. Hodgkinson of the AQustralian Forces, has died of wounds received in action on July 4. He joined up in April 1916, and went out to France in January 1917. He was invalided to England in January of this year suffering from trench fever and was drafted to France in May last. Pte. Hodgkinson emigrated to Australia seven years ago and was well respected by all who knew him both there and in his own native place. He would have been 26years of age in November. The only two brothers of Pte. Hodgkinson are in the army, one being a band boy of 14years of age, who willingly volunteered to serve his King and country. A letter from from the Captain of the late Pte. Hodgkinson speaks of him as cheery, willing and steady, and adds that his loss is felt deeply by his comrades, and that his devotion to duty under all circumstances won for him the respect of both officers and men.
St. Michael's Chapel, Lichfield Cathedral