Henry Harold Hodges Medals
On the 5th of July 2011 his war medals appear to have been auctioned. The medal says Harold Henry rather than Henry Harold. But the auction programme included the following information.
Three: Second Lieutenant Harold Henry Hodges, 7th Battalion, Leinster Regiment, who was killed in action on 13 July 1916
1914-15 Star (2. Lieut., Leins. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut.); together with memorial plaque (Harold Henry Hodges) all contained in a wooden glazed frame, nearly extremely fine (4)
£400-500
Footnote
Second Lieutenant Henry Harold Hodges was educated at Ferbane School and Westmeath Independent School. He was killed in action in the Hulluch area on 13 July 1916, having previously been wounded on 29 April 1916. He is buried in Vermelles British Cemetery, France. The War Diary for 17 April 1916 mentions Hodges: ‘Our bombers under Second Lieutenant Hodges did particularly good work and drove the enemy out of the [Hulluch] crater.’
Three: Second Lieutenant Harold Henry Hodges, 7th Battalion, Leinster Regiment, who was killed in action on 13 July 1916
1914-15 Star (2. Lieut., Leins. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut.); together with memorial plaque (Harold Henry Hodges) all contained in a wooden glazed frame, nearly extremely fine (4)
£400-500
Footnote
Second Lieutenant Henry Harold Hodges was educated at Ferbane School and Westmeath Independent School. He was killed in action in the Hulluch area on 13 July 1916, having previously been wounded on 29 April 1916. He is buried in Vermelles British Cemetery, France. The War Diary for 17 April 1916 mentions Hodges: ‘Our bombers under Second Lieutenant Hodges did particularly good work and drove the enemy out of the [Hulluch] crater.’
