2095 CQM Sgt. John Hodkin British Army Duke of Wellington Rgt I have just found out that a great uncle served in Malta from 1915.
John Hodkin No 9261 or 22725 joined the Duke of Wellington Rgt in 1908. He
was part of the BEF going to France 14/8/1914 - 16/8/1915.
On 31/71915 he was posted to West Yorks Rgt, specifically 1 Garrison batt
which was sent to Malta. His rank at the time was L/Cpl but he was
discharged in 1919 as CQM Sgt.
Could you give me any information on what this Batt did in Malta,
whereabouts it was stationed on the island. I noticed from one web site that 16 men died whilst based on Malta with the Batt. Are there any photographs or details of the troops who undertook this duty?
Although I have obtained details of his military service from the National
Archives, many of the original sheets were badly damaged from water/fire or smoke so that some information is unreadable.
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