Hudson John George Pte 4455391
Personnel Entry
Name Hudson John George
Army number 4455391
Rank Pte
Decorations
Date of birth Born County Durham 1917/18.
Age 22
Unit Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date, Posted 10th Bn DLI. Served BEF. Presumed to have DIED between 28/5 and 23/6/40 with 10th Bn Durham Light Infantry.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 28-May-40. CWGC information indicates that he may he been a passenger on the troopship "Lancastria" and that his body was washed ashore after her sinking on 17th June 1940.
Home address Resident of County Durham. Enlistment Book indicates he died between 28/5/40 and 23/6/40. Son of Harry and Lydia Hudson, Spennymoor. Buried 2. B. 2. Pornic War Cemetery.
Source table 10DLI
The strong possibility that Sergeant Hudson was on the Lancastria raises questions as to where he was in France and how he came to embark on that vessel. To read the Wikipedia article on the sinking please click here.
