3oth June 1916. The Boar's Head, Richebourg.
SD/1637 Charlie Hodges, back row, far left, was killed in action on this day whilst serving with the 12th (Service) Battalion (2nd South Down), Royal Sussex Regiment. The photo dates from happier times and shows the Newick School cricket team in 1909. You can read more about this on my Chailey 1914-1918 blog.
Charles Hodges was born in Newick, Sussex and joined the 2nd South Down Battalion at Lewes in November 1914. At the time of his death he was 20 years old. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission notes that he was the son of the late G Hodges.
Charles has no known grave and is commemorated on the Loos Memorial. He was one of over 1100 casualties sustained by the Sussex Regiment's South Down battalions that morning. You can read more about their attack on the Boar's Head on my Chailey website.
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.
Sources:
Ancestry (MIC)
Soldiers Died in The Great War
Army Service Numbers
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
