Edward Dutton Hodson

Service Number: N/A

Rank: 3rd Engineer

Force: Royal Navy

Date of Death: 5/2/1918

Age: 24

Birthplace:

Coatbridge

Birth Country: Scotland

Residence Country: Scotland

Residence:

10d Newlands St, Coatbridge.

Cemetery: Tower Hill Memorial, London

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Memorial Statistics

Age at Death

Memorial avg: 26.3 years (-2.3)

Rank

3rd Engineer

1 on memorial (0.2%)

Occupation

Engineer

18 on memorial (3.3%)

Family Information

Son of John William Hodson (1866 - 1927) and Hannah Dutton Hodson ( /04/1871 - 1915) of 10d Newlands St, Coatbridge. From the 1901 Census - Address - 99b Eglinton St, Coatbridge - John WIilliam Hodson aged 34, Hannah Hodson aged 29, John William Hodson aged 8 (23/07/1892 - 1971), Edward D Hodson aged 7, Alice Wood Hodson aged 4 (1897 - 1965), Thomas Whittaker Hodson aged 1 (1900 - 1984).

Details of Death

Drowned on the 05/02/1918 when his ship was sunk by the German submarine U-101

Date of Death: 5/2/1918

Cause of Death: Drowning

Employment

Served Apprenticeship with Lamberton and Company, Sunnyside Engineering Works.

Occupation: Engineer

Additional Information

Edward drowned when his ship was sunk by the enemy submarine U-101 in the Irish Sea. On the 05/02/1918 when 15 miles W x S1/2S of South Stack Rock, Holyhead, Wales the S.S. "Mexico City" was torpedoed without warning and sunk by German submarine U-101. 29 lives lost including Master. The vessel was on route from Liverpool to Alexandria with a general cargo. Edward is also remembered at the Family Plot in Old Monkland Cemetery (see photos). See photos for Edward's CWGC Grave Registration, his name on the Tower Hill Memorial Panel List, his name on the Tower Hill Memorial, another picture of the Memorial and the Medal awarded to Mercantile Marines in WW1.

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Quick Stats

Age: 24

Memorial avg: 26.3 (-2.3)

Rank: 3rd Engineer

1 of 553 soldiers (0.2%)

Occupation: Engineer

18 of 530 soldiers (3.4%)

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Cemetery

Tower Hill Memorial, London

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