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The National Service Years 1945-59

Private Ernest Hodgson, 1st King's Own, Hong Kong, 1954-56

Also see items sent home by Private Hodgson to his family.

'Best turnout' medal awarded to private Recruit Lance Corporal Ernest Hodgson on completion of his basic training at Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster.
Accession Number: KO2918/27

To see the: Photographs relating to Private Ernest Hodgson, number 23188133, 1st King’s Own, Hong Kong, 1954-1956.

	Group of recruits at Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster circa 1954/55. Accession Number: KO2859/001
	HMT Dunera Accession Number: KO2859/002
	Probably HMT Empire Fowey Accession Number: KO2859/003
	Coloured view of Hong Kong Accession Number: KO2859/004
	Coloured view of Repulse Bay, Hong Kong Accession Number: KO2859/005
	Coloured view of Botanical Garden, Hong Kong Accession Number: KO2859/006
	Coloured view of sunset and san pan boats Accession Number: KO2859/007
	Coloured view of Hong Kong and bay at night. Accession Number: KO2859/008
	Tiger pagoda and street view, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/009
	Woo Sung Street, Hong Kong Accession Number: KO2859/010
	Boats in Harbour, Hong Kong Accession Number: KO2859/011
	Rickshaw, Tsim-sha Tsui, Hong Kong Accession Number: KO2859/012
	Street scene, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/013
	Boat in harbour. Accession Number: KO2859/014
	Cars parked near Kowloon Ferry terminal, Hong Kong Accession Number: KO2859/015
	Queen’s Cinema with ‘Rebel without a Cause’ playing. Accession Number: KO2859/016
	Street scene, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/017
	Star Ferry, Hong Kong Accession Number: KO2859/018
	Central Hotel, Hong Kong Accession Number: KO2859/019
	View of Hong Kong from the peak, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/020
	Four soldiers of the King’s Own in Barracks, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/021
	Three soldiers of the King’s Own in Barracks, Hong Kong, sat at table writing with Crawford’s Biscuit tin. Accession Number: KO2859/022
	Two soldiers, in cardigans, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/023
	Soldier in barracks wearing jacket and tie. Accession Number: KO2859/024
	Seven soldiers in barrack room. Accession Number: KO2859/025
	Soldier on bicycle outside barrack block, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/026
	Peninsula Hotel, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/027
	The Bank of China Building, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/028
	Tiger Pagoda, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/029
	Star Ferry and K C Railway Station, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/030
	Road and buildings, the Upper District, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/031
	The Yung Lung Villa in New Territories, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/032
	The Tung Po Tao Monastery. Accession Number: KO2859/033
	Hong Kong University. Accession Number: KO2859/034
	Road and buildings, Wanchi district, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/035
	View of Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/036
	Stanley, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/037
	Bank of China, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/038
	Queen’s Road, Central Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/039
	Aberdeen, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/040
	Kowloon Star Ferry Terminal, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/041
	Race Course, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/042
	Jordan Road Ferry Terminal, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/043
	Hong Kong and Kowloon. Accession Number: KO2859/044
	View of Repulse Bay, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/045
	Des Voeux Road, Central Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/046
	Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, showing Capitol Theatre and trams. Accession Number: KO2859/047
	Hennessy Road, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/048
	The football ground, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/049
	Sai Wan Ho District, Hong Kong Accession Number: KO2859/050
	Central District, Hong Kong Accession Number: KO2859/051
	Johnson Road, Hong Kong Accession Number: KO2859/052
	The Botanical Garden, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/053
	Jordon Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/054
	West Point, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/055
	The Day and Night Panorama of Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/056
	The Peak Tram, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/057
	View of the Peak Tram Station, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/058
	View of the Peak Tram Station, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/059
	View of grandstand, full of people, at sports ground, probably the football ground, with possibly a couple of King’s Own soldiers on guard. Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/060
	People sat on seats near sports grandstand, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/061
	View of barrack accommodation, possibly Bea Stables, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/062
	Nissen Huts, possibly Kowloon Peak, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/063
	View of barracks. Accession Number: KO2859/064
	View of barracks. Accession Number: KO2859/065
	Nissan huts in barracks, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/066
	View of barracks, possibly Beas Stables, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/067
	Soldiers, possibly Private Hodgson, sat at piano inside Nissen hut. Accession Number: KO2859/068
	Fireman and ambulance attends to a crashed car, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/069
	Bathing at bay in Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/070
	Bus station, Hong Kong Accession Number: KO2859/071
	Unidentified building, tower block. Accession Number: KO2859/072
	View of Hong Kong from peak. Accession Number: KO2859/073
	Hotel and Nena tailors, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/074
	View of Hong Kong from peak. Accession Number: KO2859/075
	Soldiers cleaning rifles in camp, possibly Bea Stables, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/076
	Ship, Olga Marsk, in Hong Kong Harbour. Accession Number: KO2859/077
	Children in Hong Kong alley. Accession Number: KO2859/078
	Local’s housing, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/079
	Cow in barrack room with soldier, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/080
	Unknown girder bridge, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/081
	Corporal sat on deck of ship. Accession Number: KO2859/082
	Corporal sat on deck of ship. Accession Number: KO2859/083
	Two soldiers on deck of ship. Accession Number: KO2859/084
	Two soldiers in barracks, possible Beas Stables, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/085
	Corporal on board HMT Dunera. Accession Number: KO2859/086
	Soldier in Bea Stable Camp, Hong Kong, Feb 1956. Accession Number: KO2859/087
	Army suitcase named to 23188133 E Hodgson, King’s Own Band, Empire Clyde, Hong Kong – UK. Accession Number: KO2859/088
	Photograph of kit layout to a soldier numbered 3719223 (Boy James Eales who enlisted on 31 Mar 1947). Accession Number: KO2859/089
	Private E Hodgson alongside his army suitcase, Bea Stables, Hong Kong, 1956 Accession Number: KO2859/090
	View of Hong Kong bay. Accession Number: KO2859/091
	The Salvation Army building, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/092
	View of boat and Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/093
	Three soldiers, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/094
	Boat, ‘Takshing’, Hong Kong, 1956. Accession Number: KO2859/095
	Colonial soldier on guard outside building. Accession Number: KO2859/096
	Three soldiers and memorial, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/097
	Street scene, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/098
	Group of soldiers, in civilian clothes, on board a boat, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/099
	Street scene with local on bicycle, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/100
	Soldiers in Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/101
	Street scene in Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/102
	Soldiers in civilian clothes on rickshaw bicycles. Accession Number: KO2859/103
	Soldier at drums. Accession Number: KO2859/104
	Two King’s Own soldiers. Accession Number: KO2859/105
	Group of King’s Own soldiers and local at Bea Stables, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/106
	The Departure from Hong Kong, Band and Drums at Harbour. Accession Number: KO2859/107
	The Departure from Hong Kong, Military Band seated, playing at Harbour. Accession Number: KO2859/108
	Building at Mombasa, Kenya. Accession Number: KO2859/109
	Group of King’s Own soldiers, probably at Mombasa, Kenya. Accession Number: KO2859/110
	Market stall at Mombasa, Kenya. Accession Number: KO2859/111
	Street view, Mombasa, Kenya. Accession Number: KO2859/112
	Adderley Street, Cape Town, South Africa. Accession Number: KO2859/113
	Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa. Accession Number: KO2859/114
	Queen’s Birthday Parade, 21st May 1956, Hong Kong, Military Band. Accession Number: KO2859/115
	Queen’s Birthday Parade, 21st May 1956, Hong Kong, Corps of Drums. Accession Number: KO2859/116
	Queen’s Birthday Parade, 21st May 1956, Hong Kong, Royal Navy on parade. Accession Number: KO2859/117
	Queen’s Birthday Parade, 21st May 1956, Hong Kong, Corps and Drums on parade. Accession Number: KO2859/118
	Queen’s Birthday Parade, 21st May 1956, Hong Kong, Dog handlers on parade. Accession Number: KO2859/119
	Queen’s Birthday Parade, 21st May 1956, Hong Kong, Royal Navy on parade. Accession Number: KO2859/120
	Advert for Kwong Kee Embroidery co. Hankow Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/121
	Permanent Pass for Bandsman Hodgson, 1st King’s Own. Accession Number: KO2859/122
	Permanent Pass for Bandsman Hodgson, 1st King’s Own. Accession Number: KO2859/123
	Bandsmen of the King’s Own on board a boat, possibly ferry, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/124
	Crossing the Equator, Ceremony of Neptune. Accession Number: KO2859/125
	Crossing the Equator, Ceremony of Neptune. Accession Number: KO2859/126
	Crossing the Equator, Ceremony of Neptune. Accession Number: KO2859/127
	Crossing the Equator, Ceremony of Neptune. Accession Number: KO2859/128
	Crossing the Equator, Ceremony of Neptune. Accession Number: KO2859/129
	Crossing the Equator, Ceremony of Neptune. Accession Number: KO2859/130
	Adderley Street, Cape Town, South Africa Accession Number: KO2859/131
	Group of soldiers at Saighton Camp, Barnard Castle. Accession Number: KO2859/132
	Mountain climbing, 1956, four men at the summit Accession Number: KO2859/133
	Mountain climbing, 1956, four men at the summit. Accession Number: KO2859/134
	Mountain climbing, 1956, five men at the summit. Accession Number: KO2859/135
	Mountain climbing, 1956, four men at the summit. Accession Number: KO2859/136
	Mountain climbing, 1956, four men at the summit. Accession Number: KO2859/137
	Mountain climbing, 1956, one man at the summit. Accession Number: KO2859/138
	Mountain climbing, 1956, one man at the summit. Accession Number: KO2859/139
	Scenes of the New Territories, boy with cow. Accession Number: KO2859/140
	Tiger Balm Garden. Accession Number: KO2859/141
	Two soldiers on board ship. Accession Number: KO2859/142
	Two soldiers on board ship. Accession Number: KO2859/143
	Group of soldiers at Saighton Camp, Barnard Castle. Accession Number: KO2859/144
	Camp, Nissen huts, at Kowloon Peak, Hong Kong. Accession Number: KO2859/145

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