Basic Details
Surname
Hodgson
Forenames
Benjamin
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide service and death details. A joiner by trade, rugby and cricket player, he died when his aircraft stalled and crashed. He is buried in the nearby village of Heptonstall and was survived by his wife, Alice, who died in 1959.
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Royal Air Force/ Royal Flying Corps
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Air Mechanic 2nd Class
Death and Burial details
Country of death
England
Town of death
Farnborough
Country of burial
England
Town of burial
Heptonstall
Year of death
1917
Month of death
January
Day of death
30
Age at death
31
Manner of death as stated
Not Stated on Memorial
Manner of death reference
Other
Personal Details
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial