James Hodson
Epithet: First World War soldier
Record type: First World War Biographies
Town / Village residence: Douglas
Biography: First World War Soldier. 'No. 8632. Private. 4 Kings Liverpool Regiment B. Co. Married. Reservist. In October at Seaforth. November 30 stated to be ordered to France but sent to Scotland at last moment. Stated to be wounded in May. Had gone to France end of March. Wound in ankle, at Base. Reported June 12 returned to firing line. December 6 C. Co. 10 Platoon B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Force). 4th Kings November 1916. April 1917 Discharged.' (Extract from handwritten notes by The Reverend Robert Daniel Kermode, Vicar of St George's Church, Douglas, about men from his parish serving in the First World War. MS 10003/7)
External sources: 6 Hanover Street