Kathleen Topham's Grandfather | Mother's side | Joseph Hodgson
Joseph Hodgson joined the army 06 September 1899 and left on 21 November 1919. He was a musketeer 1st class, a master cook and a physical training instructor. He served in the Boer War when he was 18. During WW1 he served in East Lancs regiment, ending up as sergeant. After WW1 he joined the reserves and was in Dad's Army the Home Guard in WW2. He died in 1961. Joseph had six children all born in Blackburn. His children and grandchildren remember that he treated them like they were soldiers; he didn't accept back-chat and gave them each 10 shillings for Christmas and Birthdays. This collection includes: war records; certificate of employment and article about him in Boer War; photograph of Joseph during WW1 with medals; a photograph of Joseph standing in uniform with wife Annie seated with Kathleen's mother Hilda on her lap and her brother Robert, who was killed in WW2, photograph was taken approximately in 1915; a photograph of a parade of the Old Contemptibles in Blackburn after the war; a photograph of Joseph in hospital, in the desert, unknown date; a photograph of Joseph at a reunion of the Old Contemptibles, taken in the 1950s. Joseph is 2nd from the left at the back; a photograph of Joseph in another picture of a reunion of the Old Contemptibles. Joseph is 3rd in from the left. All the men are wearing bowler hats; silk Christmas cards from France in WW1 from Kathleen's Grandad on her Father's side: James Fancott. These were sent to Kathleen's Father Harold.
War records; certificate of employment; articles; 6 photographs; silk Christmas cards
CONTRIBUTOR
Stella Wisdom
DATE
1899-09-06 - 1961
LANGUAGE
eng
ITEMS
32
INSTITUTION
Europeana 1914-1918
PROGRESS
METADATA
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