Hodgson, George Ritchie (Captain)

Survived 1917-May-29

Male Head

Birth Date: 1893-October-12

Born: Montreal, Quebec

Parents: not found

Spouse: 1)Edythe Caroline Harrower, m.1923 2) Hilda Birch

Home: Montreal, Quebec

Enlistment: RNAS enlistment

Enlistment Date: 1916-January-18

Decorations: MiD, AFC

Mentioned in Dispatches

Service

RNAS

Unit

TS- Training Squadron (RNAS)

Base

210 TDS Greater Yarmouth Air Station

Rank

Captain

Position

pilot

Service Numbers

Home
Google MapMontreal, Quebec
Hodgson was posted to South-east Asia on 1918-06-01, but ended up at Coventry, UK, instead. On 1918-08-26 he was slightly injured when struck by the propeller of a Sopwith Pup, while stationed at 1 AAP, Coventry, England. On 1918-10-02 he was posted to 210TDS and to Shorncliffe on 1919-01-10. Otherwise he came through the war without injury. In civilian life he was a Canadian competition swimmer and considered by many to be the greatest swimmer in Canadian history. Hodgson won the two longer freestyle swimming gold medals at the 1912 Olympics, the only categories in which he competed.