Fred Hudson (c.1897-1918)
An ongoing project to commemorate and research the lives of those who appear on war memorials and rolls of honour in the local area, who served in the military, or whose deaths were linked to conflict.
Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922
The following extract is from Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922 (2014) by J. Margaret Stansfield:
- HUDSON, FRED. Private. No 32803. 2/4th Battalion Duke of Wellington's Regiment. Born Bradley, Huddersfield. Son of Mr and Mrs Geoffrey Hudson, Lower Farm, Cockley Hill, Kirkheaton and late of Leeds Road, Bradley. Employed as a coal miner by Messrs Benjamin Elliot and Sons of Lepton. Had been in France for seven months when he was killed near Rheims on 20.7.1918, aged 21 years. Buried MARFAUX BRITISH CEMETERY. Grave location:- Plot 3, Row B, Grave 6.
- ROH:- St. John's Church, Kirkheaton.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Private HUDSON
- regiment: Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding)
- died: Saturday, July 20, 1918
- record ID: 309210
Links
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission (ID #309210)
- Imperial War Museums: Lives of the First World War (ID #2000569)