220800 L/Cpl. Francis Hodgson British Army 7th Btn. Yorkshire Regiment from:William Street, Scarborough (d.13th May 1917 ) I never met my Great Uncle Frank; he died 41 years before I was born, but he is as real to me as any of my relatives that I have met. Prior to joining up he was a rugby player and all-round sportsman. He died aged 23, possibly at the 2nd Battle of Bullecourt, on 13th of May 1917. I am always researching his name and year by year, more and more information becomes available to me.
He is commemorated on the Addenda Panel of Arras Memorial, Calais. His body, to date, has not been recovered. He is also commemorated on Scarborough's War Memorial on the top of Oliver's Mount, and on the graves of his parents George and Betsy-Ann Hodgson, in Manor Road Cemetery, Scarborough.
I made a promise to my Dad that I would try and find Uncle Frank and give him a proper grave, and I hope that I can fulfill that promise somehow, someday. In the meantime "Lest We Forget". I'll bet he never thought that his Great Niece, whom he never met, would still be remembering him all these years down the line, but I do, and I will continue to do so. I am very proud of my Uncle.
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