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COXHOE

Hodgson, G.J., Pte., 1917

Photo: Jack Turton

In St.Mary’s Churchyard is a family headstone for Hodgson which includes:

Also of their son
Pte. George Jeffrey Hodgson
18th D.L.I.
who died of wounds in France
10th May 1917, aged 27 years.
Buried at Warlincourt Halte
British Cemetery France
"He died that we might live"

George Jeffrey Hodgson
15th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry
Lived in Church Street, Coxhoe, George was an apprentice Grocer. He landed in France on 11th September 1915 and immediately witnessed warfare at the Battle of Loos. He sustained wounds during the Battle of Arras and died on 10th May 1917.
Information: Coxhoe Local History Group


The CWGC entry for Private Hodgson

If you know more about this person, please send the details to janet@newmp.org.uk