Greatly indebted to Neil Hodgson son of Sidney Hodgson for the following information and photographs. Reproduced with his permission.
This photograph shows Henry Henderson Hodgson in his uniform, standing with his wife Alexina (sitting) his daughter (Elizabeth) and son (Henry Henderson). As you can see from the photo their ages must relate closely to the time of their death. I think that given the fact my father had a copy of this photo, it may have been the last photo taken of the family together as a family, and the fact that Henry is in uniform may make its date very close to that of the Air Raid.
The photo above is of my aunty Violet, my fathers sister. I understand that my father who was then approaching 17 years old had been out with his sister and that on their way home together, that Violet had decided to go to the air raid shelter and my father continued on alone. Judging by this photo, Violet who was a Domestic Sevant aged 19 at the time of the air raid must have been about the age in this photo.
Finally, there is a reference to Violet being identified by my uncle, James Albert, so I have also attached a photo which indicates my father and his 5 brothers, from top left to bottom right:
• Sidney Hodgson
• James Albert Hodgson
• George Rayburn Dixon Hodgson,
• William Hodgson (Twin)
• Henry Henderson Hodgson (Jnr)
• Thomas Kimber Hodgson (Twin)
My father was the second youngest of the brother, George being the youngest, James Albert was serving in WW2, so must have also been at home on leave at the time.
