Reverse of 'Group of Prisoners from Stalag V111B (E283)'
Date: 16/06/2023
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Captain Eric Hodgson, No.2 Commando 1 troop kia 28 Mar'42 St Nazaire
Captain Eric Hodgson, Officer Commanding 1 troop, was reported missing believed killed 28 March 1942 after Operation Chariot at St Nazaire, later confirmed killed in action. He was in charge of the commandos on motor launch ML 446 and has no known grave. Son of Gerald Hodgson, and of Marjorie Hodgson, of Croxley Green, Hertfordshire. Eric was a well known member of the West Herts Rugby Club and a Hertfordshire County player.Photo courtesy of Mrs Desiree Roderick MBE.
In Memory of 75234 Captain Eric Stewart Hodgson
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment and No. 2 Commando
who died age 23 on 28 March 1942
Remembered with honour at the Brookwood Memorial.[/]
