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Military service
Service number:
15377
Age:
24
Rank:
Corporal
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians), R.C.A.C.
Birth:
April 1, 1894
Death:
March 30, 1918
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
Son of John and Ellen Hodgson, of Gretna, Manitoba.
Digital gallery of Corporal William Hodgson
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Photo of William Hodgson
In memory of those honoured on the Altona Cenotaph. Submitted for the project: Operation: Picture Me -
Altona Cenotaph
In memory of those honoured on the Altona Cenotaph. Submitted for the project: Operation: Picture Me -
Inscription
His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial. Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens) -
Vimy Memorial
Canada's Vimy Memorial, located approximately 8 kilometres to the north-east of Arras, France. May the sacrifice of so many never be forgotten. (J. Stephens) -
Memorial
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Memorial
Inscription - Vimy Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Corporal William Hodgson
Digital gallery of
Corporal William Hodgson
Digital gallery of
Corporal William Hodgson
Digital gallery of
Corporal William Hodgson
Digital gallery of
Corporal William Hodgson
Digital gallery of
Corporal William Hodgson
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 430 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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