Hobson, Eric Hamilton, elder son of Hamilton McArthur Hobson, of Cookham Dean, Berks, by Alice Ellen, daughter of William Chalkley, of Enfield, Middlesex; b. April 1, 1895; adm. April 28, 1910 (G); left Dec. 1910; enlisted in 71st Batt. Canadian Infantry June 3, 1915; Cpl. July 30, 1915; Transport Sgt. May 14, 1916; transferred to the 54th Batt. March 23, 1917, and went out to the western front in the following month.
Hobson, Frederick Greig, elder son of Thomas Frederick Hobson, of Kensington, barrister-at-law, by Mary Innes, daughter of John Borthwick Greig, of Hampstead, Writer to the Signet; b. Aug. 6, 1891; adm. Sept. 28, 1905 (G); left (with Triplett) July 1910; New Coll. Oxon., matric. Michaelmas 1910; B.A. 1914; enlisted as a Motorcyclist Despatch Rider Aug. 6, 1914; Cpl., promoted Sgt. Sept. 18, 1914; 2nd Lieut. 1st Batt. Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorks) Regt. Dec. 3, 1914, and seconded to the Signal Service same day; Lieut. Feb. 25, 1915; Staff-Capt. Dec. 13, 1915; Capt. April 15, 1916; Brigade Major July 14, 1917; went out to the western front in Aug. 1914, and served continuously in France until April 1917, when he was invalided home; mentioned in despatches; D.S.O. Aug. 25, 1916; St. Thomas's Hospital; Theodore Williams Scholar in Pathology 1918; M.A., B. M., M.R.C.P. 1919; M.R.C.S. 1921; D. M., F.R.C.P. 1923; Physician, Radcliffe Infirmary, and Litchfield Lecturer in Medicine, Oxford; m. May 9, 1916, Audrey Brunel Horsley, eldest daughter of Francis Gotch, F.R.S., Waynflete Professor of Physiology, Oxford Univ.; d. June 26, 1961.
Hobson, John Collinson, brother of Frederick Greig Hobson (q.v.); b. Aug. 27, 1893; adm. Sept. 26, 1907 (G); elected to Ch. Ch. Oxon. July 1912, matric. Michaelmas 1912; 2nd Lieut. 12th (Service) Batt. the Royal Scots (Lothian Regt.) Sept. 12, 1914; Lieut. Feb. 20, 1915; went out to the western front in April 1915 and was attached to Machine Gun Corps, 116th Co., July 2, 1916; killed in action near St. Julien July 31, 1917; umm.
Hodder-Williams, Ralph William, son of John Thomas Williams, of Bromley, Kent, by Mary Frances, daughter of Matthew Henry Hodder, of Bromley, Kent; b. Jan. 31, 1890; adm. Sept. 25, 1902 (G); exhibitioner 1904; elected to an exhibition at Ch. Ch. Oxon. July 1908, matric. Michaelmas 1908; Fell Exhibitioner 1910; Dukes Prize 1910; B.A. 1911; M.A. 1915; A. M. Columbia Univ., New York, U. S. A., 1919; Lecturer in Mod. Hist., Univ. of Toronto, Canada, 1911-7, Assoc. Prof. Mod. Hist. 1919-23; enlisted in 2nd Univ. Co. Princess Patricia's Light Infantry June 20, 1915, and became Lieut.; served in France and Belgium until wounded and invalided Sept. 15, 1916; M.C. Nov. 14, 1916; chairman of Hodder and Stoughton, Ltd., publishers, 1923; Lieut.-Col. 54th Kent Batt., Home Guard, 1943-5; president of the Publishers' Association 1953; author of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry 1914-8; m. Oct. 6, 1917, Marjorie French, daughter of Arthur James Glazebrook, of Toronto; d. July 11, 1961.
HODGE, JOHN BARWICK, third son of William Barwick Hodge, Clifton Gardens, Maida Hill, London, actuary, and Penelope Sarah, dau. of Henry Porter Smith, East Sheen, Surrey; b. 5 Sep 1863; adm. 26 Sep 1876 (G), exhibitioner 1877, Mure Scholar 1880; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1882, matr. 13 Oct 1882; 1st cl. Classics (Mods) 1884, 1st cl. Lit. Hum. 1886, 1st cl. Modern History 1887; BA 1886; Assistant, Department of Printed Books, British Museum Oct 1891 – Jul 1896; Master, Pewterers’ Co. 1925-6; d. 20 Dec 1938.
Hodges, John Reginald Brian, son of Reginald Arthur Hodges, solicitor, of Leatherhead, Surrey, and Muriel Mary, d. of John Arthur Cumming, Indian Civil Service, of Oxford; b. 19 Sept. 1924; adm. Sept. 1938 (G); left July 1943; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1943; RAFVR 1944-5 (Flt. Lieut. ); Colonial Admin. Service, Uganda 1949, district officer 1951, district commissioner 1957; Under-Sec., Min. of Agriculture, Uganda 1961, retd. Uganda Civil Service 1964; Perm. Sec., Min. of Maritime Affairs & Road Transport, Bahamas 1965-6; regional man., East and Central Africa, Stanley Consultants, Muscatina, IA, USA 1967-72; Middle East consult. MSL (management consults. ) 1973-8; partner, Tara Consultants, London, 1978-; m. 15 Dec. 1945 Harriott Jocelyn, d. of Sir Hubert Douglas Henderson Kt. FBA, Prof. of Political Economy Univ. of Oxf., and Fellow of All Souls; d. 20 Mar. 1999.
HODGSON, ARTHUR, son of Arthur Hodgson, Greville Road, Kilburn, London, stockbroker, and Susanna Elizabeth, dau. of Charles Frederick Esse (IGI); b. 22 Sep 1866; adm. 26 Jan 1881 (G); left Aug 1882; member, London Stock Exchange, adm. 1888, firm Hodgson Brothers; d. 8 Mar 1945.
Hodgson, Charles Lawrence Courtenay, brother of George William Houghton Hodgson (q.v.); b. Jan. 10, 1893; adm. May 4, 1906 (G); left Dec. 1910; 2nd Lieut. 3rd Batt. Northumberland Fusiliers; Lieut. Dec. 2, 1912; Capt. Feb. 26, 1915; went out with the original Expeditionary Force in Aug. 1914, and took part in the great retreat from Mons; was invalided home in Sept. 1914, and served on the staff until March 1919; m. Nov. 30, 1922, Constance Cockton, elder daughter of Humphrey Patricius Senhouse, of Cockermouth, Cumberland; d. about 1959.
HODGSON, DOUGLAS RICE, eldest son of Thomas Douglas Hodgson (qv), and his first wife; b. 11 Feb 1829; adm. 27 May 1842 (G); Clare Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 22 May 1847, matr. Mich. 1847; BA 1851; ordained deacon 6 Jun 1852, priest 18 Dec 1853 (both Gloucester); Curate St. John the Evangelist, Clifton, Gloucs., 1852-3, East Woodhay, Hampshire 1854-60, Aston, Herts., from 1861; d. 2 Jul 1866.
Hodgson, Eldred Lowther, brother of George William Houghton Hodgson (q.v.); b. July 9, 1896; adm. Sept. 22, 1910 (G); left Dec. 1914; enlisted in the R. H. A. Feb. 1916; 2nd Lieut. R. F. A. July 7, 1916; went out to the western front July 24, 1916, and was attached to the 3rd Division; Lieut. Dec. 7, 1918; wounded near Amiens March 31, 1918, and again at Villers-Bretonneux Aug. 9, 1918; mentioned in despatches; M.C. Sept. 16, 1918; M.B.E.; resident in British Columbia 1951; m. Feb. 23, 1922, Rosalind Kathleen Grace, younger daughter of Humphrey Patricius Senhouse, of Cockermouth, Cumberland; d. 1975.