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Military service
Service number:
463243
Age:
35
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)
Division:
7th BN
Birth:
July 17, 1882
Tichfield, England
Enlistment:
July 30, 1915
Vernon, British Columbia
Death:
August 15, 1917
France
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
Son of Samuel and Ellen Hodkinson. Brother of Frank of Maylands, Australia and Mrs. E. Holt of Clapham Commons, England.
His real name was George Samuel Hodkinson and he is also commemorated on page 257 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
Digitized service file.
Additional citations
Military Medal, London Gazette No. 30389. British War Medal, Victory Medal
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Circumstances of Death Registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CHILD TO CLAYTON. Microform Sequence 20; Volume Number 31829_B016729. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 164. Page 13 of 1068.
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Private Jack Childs
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 215 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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