Lives of the First World War

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ID: 5992854

Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 4415 - 39

Title: Canadian Attestation Papers

Description: At the time of their enrollment in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, Officer’s completed a Declaration Paper, volunteers a two sided Attestation Paper and conscripts a single sided Enlistment form. They each contain brief details about the individual. Images supplied by Libraries and Archives Canada. This source was connected by Imperial War Museums.

UPP: GBM/CAN-ATT/468828

Credit: © Libraries and Archives Canada

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ID: 6151239

Title: MEMORIAL TABLET

Description: Memorial Tablet in the Church of St. Matthew, Derrington, Staffordshire. Erected to the memory of the men of Derrington who gave their lives in the Great War.

Connected by: Venna1960

Additional: The name and Military details match.

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ID: 6151269

Title: Church of St. Matthew, Derrington.

Description: Parish church of St. Matthew, Derrington, Staffordshire. Erected in this church is a tablet in memory of those who died in the Great War, including Thomas Hodgson of the Canadian Regiment.

Connected by: Venna1960

Additional: Church of St. Matthew contains the Memorial Tablet showing names of war dead including Thomas Hodgson, Canadian Regiment.

Source information

ID: 6151405

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Venna1960

UPP: BMD/B/1876/1/AZ/000281/281

Additional: The surname and first name match. The district and date of registration match.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 6151460

Reference: 1881gbc

Title: 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Venna1960

UPP: GBC/1881/0012014937

Additional: The surname, first name and age match. Family names and district match. At various times, parts of the Parish of Castle Church were moved to the Borough of Stafford.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 6151781

Reference: 1891gbc

Title: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Venna1960

UPP: GBC/1891/0014558871

Additional: The surname and first name match. Names of mother and three siblings match. Places of birth match or are in very close proximity.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 6151985

Name: The National Archives, London: Chelsea pensioners british army service records 1760-1913

Title: Short Service Attestation

Description: Regimental & service records. Short Service Attestation of Thomas Hodgson dated 1892.

Connected by: Venna1960

URL: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/united-kingdom-records-in-military-armed-forces-and-conflict?firstname=thomas&firstname_variants=true&lastname=hodgson&yearofbirth=1875&yearofbirth_offset=2&keywordsplace=staffordshire
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Additional: The surname and first name match. The Military and birth place details match those shown on his later Attestation Paper for the Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force.

Source information

ID: 6153181

Title: Canadian Passenger List 1865-1935

Description: 1903 Passenger List showing Thomas Hodgson's arrival in Canada

Connected by: Venna1960

URL: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=canadianpl&rank=1&new=1&MSAV=1&msT=1&gss=angs-d&gsfn=thomas&gsln=Hodgson&gsln_x=XO&cpxt=1&catBucket=rstp&uidh=f85&cp=3&pcat=40&fh=66&h=5104264&recoff=&fsk=BEE3XCgIgAAE7wAseO0-61-&bsk=&pgoff=&ml_rpos=67
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Additional: The person's names match. His age and place of birth match.

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ID: 6153331

Title: S/S/ Ionian

Description: Launched in Belfast in 1901 for Allan Line. Thomas travelled onboard the S/S Ionian from Liverpool to Montreal/Quebec in 1903. This site shows a Postcard of the S/S Ionian at Liverpool.

Connected by: Venna1960

URL: http://www.norwayheritage.com/p_ship.asp?sh=ioni3
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Additional: S/S Ionian is shown as the ship onboard which Thomas immigrated to Canada in 1903

Source information

ID: 6154128

Reference: bmd_deaths

Title: England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription

Connected by: Venna1960

UPP: BMD/D/1888/1/AZ/000190/127

Additional: The surname and district match. William was the name of Thomas' father

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 6154142

Reference: bmd_marriages

Title: England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription

Connected by: Venna1960

UPP: BMD/M/1894/1/AZ/000127/063

Additional: Thomas's mother, Martha, was widowed in 1888. She married William Wilbraham in Q1 1894, Stafford district. The surname Wilbraham can be seen in Thomas' CEF Attestation Paper of 1915.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 6154175

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Venna1960

UPP: GBC/1901/0013719398

Additional: The surnames of Wilbraham and Hodgson Match. John Hodgson is Thomas' youngest brother. The address of Butterbank, Seighford is in close proximity to all other Staffordshire addresses shown in this life.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 6154353

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Venna1960

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/16345/0229/1

Additional: Martha Wilbraham, late Hodgson and her son John Hodgson, match. The address of Derrington, Stafford, Staffordshire is a match.

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 6154575

Name: Page 11 Line no.32 Edmonton, Province of Alberta

Title: Census of Canada 1911

Description: Copy of original page of 1911 Census of Canada

Connected by: Venna1960

URL: http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/1911/jpg/e001927030.jpg
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Additional: The surname and first name match. The year of birth appears to be 1876 and age as 34. The month is December which would be correct. The date of immigration is not clear. He is single. Research will show that he served in the 49th Battn. (Edmonton Regt) CEF, which was recruited and mobilised in Edmonton, Alberta in 1914.

Source information

ID: 6154736

Title: Attestation Paper of 1915 CEF

Description: Attestation paper for CEF including next of kin and description of Thomas on Enlistment

Connected by: Venna1960

URL: http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/first-world-war-1914-1918-cef/Pages/list.aspx?k=Surname%3a%22hodgson%22+AND+GivenName%3a%22thomas%22+AND+RegimentNum%3a%22436633%22
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Additional: The names match. Date of birth, age, previous military service, next of kin and her address match.

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ID: 6155628

Title: Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Description: The site is a registry of the graves and memorials to the 116,000 Canadians and Newfoundlanders who served valiantly and gave their lives for their country. Thomas Hodgson is remembered here.

Connected by: Venna1960

URL: http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/1593081?Thomas%20Hodgson
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Additional: The person's names match and the military details confirm the match.

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ID: 6155729

Name: Mikan no. 46246; Microform 31829_B034748; Page 1112

Title: Circumstances of Death Registers

Description: Circumstances of Death Registers World War 1, CEF. Library and Archives Canada.

Connected by: Venna1960

URL: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/numerisation-microforme/006003-119.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=2ffq73er8boujbo6dbjdb76181&sqn=1112&q2=28&q3=2302&tt=1245
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Additional: The person's names match. Date of death and country match.

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ID: 6155785

Title: The Battle of Passchendaele on Wiki

Description: Second Battle of Passchendaele. The second stage began on 30th October......

Connected by: Venna1960

URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Passchendaele
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Additional: The four divisions of the Canadian Corps had been transferred to the Ypres Salient to capture Passchendaele and the ridge.

Source information

ID: 6155802

Reference: bmd_deaths

Title: England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription

Connected by: Venna1960

UPP: BMD/D/1924/2/AZ/000999/068

Additional: The surname and first names match, also the district. This shows that Thomas' mother was alive at the time of his death in 1917. Was she notified of his death and were any war medals claimed and forwarded to Martha.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 6155809

Title: CEF Commonwealth War Graves Registers 1914-1918

Description: Canadian War Graves Registers

Connected by: Venna1960

URL: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=cawargraves&rank=1&new=1&MSAV=1&msT=1&gss=angs-d&gsfn=thomas&gsln=hodgson&gsln_x=XO&msbdy=1875&msbpn__ftp=staffordshire&msddy=1917&msddy_x=1&msddm_x=1&msddd_x=1&cpxt=1&uidh=f85&msbdp=1&msddd=30&msddm=10&cp=3&pcat=39&fh=0&h=51567&recoff=5+6&ml_rpos=1
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Additional: The person's names match and other military details confirm the match.

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ID: 6156810

Title: Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Description: Casualty details.

Connected by: Venna1960

URL: http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1593081/HODGSON,%20T
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Additional: The person's names match. Military details confirm the match.

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ID: 7544331

Reference: CWGCCASUALIWM

Title: Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records

Description: The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) commemorate First World War servicemen and women and members of some civilian organisations who died before 31 August 1921 while in Commonwealth military service or of causes attributable to service.

Connected by: Imperial1

URL: http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1593081/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/833254

Additional: This record has been automatically matched to the Life Story by IWM, using rules based on name, rank, number, regiment and service.

Credit: © Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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