DIED OF WOUNDS
RECEIVED IN ACTION

SECOND LIEUTENANT WILFRED HUDSON

ROYAL ENGINEERS

8TH FEBRUARY 1916 AGE 23

BURIED: LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY, BELGIUM


Lieutenant Hudson's parents had already received a telegram telling them that their son had been dangerously wounded on 25 January. This was followed by another one on 8 February informing them that he had 'died of wounds'. Records at No 10 Casualty Clearing Station, Lijssenthoek describe the nature of his wounds - "bullet in the abdomen".