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Revision as of 09:39, 28 September 2020
Personnel Entry
Name Hodgson John William
Army number 917057
Rank Gunner
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth 4/1/1907.
Age
Unit Enlisted in the Royal Artillery 3/1/1941. Posted to 74th Field Regiment (although entry on Tracer Card has been deleted). Posted to 125th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery 31/8/1941. (The Field Regiment had been converted to 125th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery). Posted overseas 25/10/1941. Declared MISSING in Malaya 15/2/1942. Taken Prisoner of War when Singapore was surrendered 15/2/1942. Recovered from Japanese PoW Camp. Returned to the UK. Posted to Y List - Japanese - 15/11/1945. Granted Y Release 17/2/1946. Relegated to the Z. T. Reserve 31/5/1946. Demobilised.
Company/Battery Not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Gunner.
Joined Brigade
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War Yes. Captured Singapore 15/2/1942.
Died/Killed in action
Home address No family information as yet.
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