Charles Sowter Hudson
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He was the son of Charles Walter and Sarah Ann Hudson and the brother of Henry Thorpe, Marton Doris, Lucy Winifred, Rowland, Douglas John and Kathleen Dorothy Hudson. In 1911 they lived at 202 Curzon Street Long Eaton.
Charles Sowter Hudson enlisted in Derby. At 4.45 am on 9th August, the battalion received orders to move forward and attacked toward Hetman Chair, to the right of Hill 100 (Ismail Oglu Tepe) through scrubby undergrowth, with occasional patches of formerly cultivated ground and two orchards. The rough and narrow goat tracks funnelled men into them with disastrous results. 'B' and 'C' companies led the way with 'A' and 'D' as battalion reserve. After a good start the whole front began to stall and the battalion were within touching distance of Hetman Chair. They took up a satisfactory line defence but at high cost and by 8 am, 8 officers and 150 other ranks had become casualties. John Morse
Death notification published 7th September 1915 in the Nottingham Evening Post :- “HUDSON. – Killed in action, August 9th, Lance-Corporal C. S. Hudson, of the 9th Sherwoods, aged 23 years. – From Stapleford Brookhill F. C. members.” Above is courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918
