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The War Memorial in the Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Hathersage (Derbyshire)
Photo : Chris Preston of the Derby
and Derbyshire War Memorials Project
The First World War Memorial in the Church of St. Michael and
All Angels in Hathersage consists of two cast bronze plaques on a wooden backboard
built into a pointed arch niche in the wall of the church.
The upper plaque carries the dedication to those who lost their lives in the
First World War; the rectangular plaque beneath the dedication carries the
commemorations of the names of those who died.
23 names are commemorated on this plaque.
The Derby
and Derbyshire War Memorials Project website carries a transcription
of the names, with brief biographical details, but also points out that the
list of names is by no means a complete representation of those from Hathersage
who lost their lives in the First World War.
Beneath the First World War Memorial is the plaque commemorating those who died in the Second World War. 22 names are commemorated on this plaque.
One soldier who served with the Yorkshire Regiment is commemorated
on the memorial.
Additionally, the Battlefield Cross for this soldier is displayed on the wall
beside the War Memorial.
Lieutenant George Cedric Hodgkinson. Yorkshire Regiment.
Attached to 8th Battalion York & Lancaster Regiment. Son of Reginald Edward
Hodgkinson, J.P. and Margaret Jane Hodgkinson, of Moorseats, Hathersage, Sheffield.
Born at Rotherham. Educated at Clifton College, 1st Cricket XI in 1914. Gazetted
2nd Lt.1915. 8th Bn. York and Lancaster Regt. 1914, went to France. Killed
4 July 1916. Aged 20.
Buried HEILLY STATION CEMETERY, MERICOURT-L'ABBE.
From "Officers of the Green Howards 1688 - 1931" by
M L Ferrar, the following biographical notes are given;-
"Born at Rotherham 7 January 1896, youngest son of Reginald Edward Hodgkinson,
Solicitor, of Rotherham.
2nd Lieutenant 4 April 1916.
Was appointed to a regular commission from the 8th Battalion York and Lancaster
Regiment, to which he was gazetted as a temporary 2nd Lieutenant, 11 November
1914. With this battalion he served in France from 27 August 1915 and remained
with it until his death. He saw a lot of heavy trench fighting south of Armentieres,
Bois Grenin, La Boutillerie, and Fleurbaix. He was wounded 1 July 1916 in
the attack on Mouquet Farm."
(These biographical notes indicate that although he was gazetted to the Yorkshire
Regiment in April 1916, he didn't actually serve with them.)
Lieutenant
Hodgkinson's name on the War Memorial in the Church of St. Michael and All
Angels, Hathersage (Derbyshire)
Photo : Chris Preston of the Derby
and Derbyshire War Memorials Project
The Battlefield Cross for Lieutenant Hodgkinson in the Church of St. Michael
and All Angels, Hathersage (Derbyshire)
Photo : Chris Preston of the Derby
and Derbyshire War Memorials Project
The Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Hathersage (Derbyshire)
Photo © Copyright David
Martin and licensed for reuse under this Creative
Commons Licence
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