South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Private 15640 Frederick William HODGKINS - 9th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Died on Thursday 29th June 1916 aged 33


Military History

     
Theatre of War Medals Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
Mesopotamia British War & Victory Medals Amara War Cemetery
     
Arrived in Theatre Medal Citation (if app) SWFHS Area Memorials
After 1 January 1916 ~ Stratford on Avon WW1 Memorial
    Stratford Holy Trinity Church 
Action, Battle or Other Reason Died Date and Place Enlisted  
Died of Dysentery After November 1915 in Stratford on Avon            
     
Place of Death Previous Regiments or Units Other War Memorials
No 2 Rawal Pindi British General Hospital, Amara  ~ ~
     

Circumstances of Death

Frederick died of dysentery (death certificate) on 29th June 1916 at the No 2 Rawal Pindi British General Hospital, Amara. The following newspaper obituary reports on his death.

Stratford Herald Friday 14th July 1916
SUCCUMBED TO DISEASE PRIVATE F. W. HODGKINS

Mrs. Arthur Bliss of Victoria Terrace, Shakespeare Street, has just received from the Infantry Record Office, Warwick a notification of the death of Private F. W. Hodgkins who succumbed to disease on June 19th.

Private Hodgkins was a native of Stratford and for nine years served in the capacity of porter to Dr. Norbury and Dr. Fox. He joined the Royal Warwickshire Regiment in November of last year and after completing his training in the Isle of Wight was drafted to Mesopotamia. On Wednesday afternoon the first post card
dated June 7th was received from him since he landed and on this he stated that he was quite well. Lance Corporal Arthur Bliss, his step-brother is now serving with the Royal Warwickshire Regiment in France having left this country in May.



 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/Place Baptism Date/Place
Jul Qtr 1883 in Stratford on Avon 5 Sep 1883 in Stratford on Avon
   
Parents Names Abode
Joseph and Mary Hodgkins 11 Victoria Terrace, Stratford on Avon
   
Schools Colleges
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Address History Employment History
1883 - Stratford on Avon 1891 - Scholar
1891 - 17 Windsor Street, Stratford on Avon 1901
1901 - 2 Victoria Terrace, Stratford on Avon 1911 - Domestic Porter
1911 - 11 Victoria Terrace, Stratford on Avon 1915 - Porter for Doctor's Norbury and Fox        
1915 - 11 Victoria Terrace, Stratford on Avon