Herbert Hodge

Memorial: South Gloucestershire war dead not on a local memorial

Regiment: Gloucestershire Regiment

Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Silver War Badge, Victory Medal

Rank and number: Lance Sergeant 265963

Parents: William and Lepus Ann Hodge

Home address: 4 Rodney Road, Two Mile Hill, Kingswood, Bristol

Pre-war occupation: Apprentice Tailor

Date of birth: 1894

Place of birth: Kingswood, Bristol

Date of death: 15/06/1918

Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Magnaboschi British Cemetery, Provincia di Vicenza, Veneto Italy

Age: 24

Further information:

Herbert was born in Kingswood, the son of a bootmaker and the eldest of three brothers.

Herbert enlisted in the Gloucestershire Regiment as a private and was later promoted to Lance Sergeant. His battalion (the 1st/6th) mobilised to Italy in December 1917 where they fought in The Battle of the Piave River (15–23 June 1918). Herbert was killed in action on the first day of this offensive when the Austrians attacked the frontline on the 15th June in the Battle of Asiago. The Austrians penetrated the line by a kilometre but the ground was retaken the following day and Herbert was killed during this action.

By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):

This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/