Hodson, Robert Charles
2nd Lieutenant R C Hodson, R.E. who died of wounds on May 8 was the son of the late Mr and Mrs C. W. Hodson. Born in 1888 he was educated at Malvern College and King's College London. In November 1910 he went to India as assistant engineer on the East India Railway. He returned to England November 1915 and in April 1916 went to the front with the Railway Company Royal Engineers. The Times May 12,1917
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Hodson |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | Robert Charles |
| Date of birth | 1888 |
| Family details | Son of Charles William Hodson. C.S.I. and Maria Hodson |
| Previous education | Malvern College |
| College | King's College London and/or King's College London Hospital |
| Dept / course | Faculty of Engineering |
| Military unit | Royal Engineers, 279th Railway Coy. |
| War / conflict | World War One (1914-1918) |
| Date of death | 8 May 1917 |
| Age at death | 29 |
| Rank at death | Second Lieutenant |
| Cause of death | Killed in action |
| Burial place | Nine Elms Military Cemetery, Thelus, Pas de Calais, France |
| Commemoration(s) | King's College Chapel; Cheltonians who gave their lives in the Great War. |
| Notes | He left in his Will a sum of £2,000 to King's College "For the improvement of the Engineering Dept." |
| Sources | King's College London Archives; Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Soldiers Died in the Great War; www.remembering.org.uk |
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