Son of Mr. and Mrs. Hodgkiss, of 4, Kent Street, Farnworth, Lancashire, husband of Emma Hodgkiss, of 119, Plover Street, Great Lever, Bolton, Lancashire, and formerly of 71, Commission Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Brother-in-Law of Private Peter Whalley, 2nd Bn., Lancashire Fusiliers. A former regular soldier on the reserve at the outbreak of war. Reported missing since 27/10/1914 and subsequently presumed killed.
Hodgkiss, Ellis –
Personal details
- Surname: Hodgkiss
- Forename: Ellis
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 26
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: October 26th, 1914
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 2nd (Regular) Battalion.
- Service number: 9001
- Regiment: Manchester Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- Farnworth WWI War Memorial - Farnworth
- CWGC Memorial: Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
- CWGC reference: Panels 34 and 35.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 22/01/1915 12/02/1915 14/04/1916 04/08/1916 29/12/1916
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6g* 6h 6f* 7i* S10*
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 14/04/1916 05/01/1917 06/07/1917 18/01/1918