CO-SMCY-0826

Record Date: 
9 August 2013
Graveyard: 
Collegiate Church of Saint Mary
Exact wording of epitaph: 

In memory of

Eric C Hodges

“Bobs”

2nd Lieut 2nd Royal Irish Reg

who died fighting in the

Battle of the Somme

during the Great

War 15th July 1916,

aged 18 years.

Memorial Type: 
Plaque
Grave location
County: 
Cork
Latitude: 
51.955073429952
Longitude: 
-7.8534811699989
People commemorated: 
Title: 
2nd Lieut 2nd Royal Irish Reg
Name: 
Eric C
Surname: 
Hodges
Date of death - day: 
14
Date of death - month: 
July
Date of death - year: 
1916
Age: 
18
Surname: 
McCarthy
Notes: 

DATABASE OF BURIALS MADE IN 1980'S FROM BURIAL RECORDS AT THIS CHURCH LIST THIS MAN AS ERIC COLPAYS HODGES, DATE OF BIRTH DEC 1897, WHO FELL IN THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME AT PICANDY PLAINS, AND WAS BURIED ON 15/7/1916 AT HEILLY M.C NEAR ALBERT ON RIVER ANCRE.THE CROSS TO THIS MAN WHICH IS LOCATED IN BOYLES CHAPEL IS PRESUMABLY FROM THERE. HE IS ALSO NAMED ON THE BRASS PLAQUE OF THE CHANCEL SCREEN WHICH IS DEDICATED TO THOSE LOCAL MEN WHO DIED IN WORLD WAR 1, WHICH READS " THIS CHANCEL SCREEN HAS BEEN ERECTED TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING MEN WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918. J.A.RONAYNE, E.C.HODGES, A.CRONE, F.W.MAYBURY, G.S.M. GREY, R.H.SIKES, E.GEE, A.W.ROBINSON,F. HASELDINE."

NOTE:THE TOP BRASS PLAQUE IN THIS PICTURE IS TO THE MEMORY OF MEMBERS OF THE MCCARTHY FAMILY OF BALLYMADOGUE, CO.CORK WHO WERE BURIED UNDER THE FLOOR OF THIS CHANCEL FROM 1753 TO 1849.