Sgt. Hodgson was serving with 106 Sqdn. He was a crew member of Lancaster I R5844 ZN- which took off from Coningsby on a mission to Essen. All the crew were killed and buried in Germany.
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War: 1942; W.R. Chorley; 1994; Midland Counties Publications; ISBN 0 904597 89 X

Also killed in the same incident was W/Off. G. Robson, DFM.

Tony Hibberd has added:

Lancaster R5844 ZN-? had departed Coningsby at 0045 for Ops Essen. It was engaged by 3/Res Flak Abt 133, hit and shot down. The aircraft crashed near Dusseldorf-Eller at 0130.
Nacht Jagd Combat Archive: The Early Years Part 3
The CWGC entry for Sergeant Hodgson