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Second Lieutenant JAMES DOUGLAS HODDING

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Fusiliers

"A" Coy. 10th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 10 July 1916

Age 17 years old

Buried or commemorated at

HEILLY STATION CEMETERY, MERICOURT-L'ABBE

I. E. 11.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Major James Sweet Hodding and Alice Mary Hodding, of Duncan, Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Native of Southsea, Portsmouth. Left British Columbia to serve. Gazetted 28th May, 1915.
  • Personal Inscription DEAR HAPPY BOY
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Buried or commemorated at

HEILLY STATION CEMETERY, MERICOURT-L'ABBE
Somme France
Number of casualties: 2973
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