HODGKINSON, Samuel Charles Lindsay
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 31 May 1912 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Australia (I) WW1 |
| Born: | Baslow, Derbyshire, England, 9 October 1886 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Lady Manners School, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England |
| Occupation: | Officer, R.N.R. and R.A.N. |
| Died: | Intestinal obstruction, Royal Naval Hospital, South Queensferry, Scotland, 1 August 1915, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Hassop Roman Catholic Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Crib Point RAN WW1 Roll of Honour (Panel 2) |
World War 2 Service
| 31 May 1912: | Enlisted |
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World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement Lieutenant, Officer, HMAS Australia (I) WW1 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”
Died on this date - 1st August ......Lieutenant Samuel Charles Lindsey Hodgkinson was born in 1886 at Baslow, Derbyshire, England.
Samuel was appointed to British Royal Navy on 26th August, 1905 having previously served with the Merchant Navy.
He was appointed Acting Sub-Lieutenant in January, 1909 then Sub-Lieutenant in August, 1910.
Sub-Lieutenant Hodgkinson was appointed Lieutenant with the Royal Australian Navy on 31st May, 1912.
Lieutenant Hodgkinson was injured & hospitalised for an operation in January, 1915 while involved in gunnery practice on H.M.A.S. Australia. He returned to duty with H.M.A.S. Australia but was later taken ill & was admitted to Royal Naval Hospital, South Queensferry, Scotland & a second operation was performed.
Lieutenant Samuel Charles Lindsey Hodgkinson died on 1st August, 1915 & was buried in Hassop Roman Catholic Cemetery, Hassop, Derbyshire, England with a Private Headstone.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/hassop.html
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