Individual Details
Maj Eric Carrew Hudson MC
(19 Sep 1895 - 11 May 1949)
Divorced Kathleen
Details from Alister Bevington - Kathleen & Susan were stranded in the far east at the start of the war, Kathleen met a Dutchman during this period and when the war finished she divorced Eric and re-married this man. It appears to have been amicable.
According to the accession book entry: served with the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, who saw active service during the 1914-18 war in Flanders and Gallipoli. Served in Hong Kong after First World War
HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. 24th June 1920 - H.E. THE GOVERNOR
Before we proceed to the business of the meeting I have a pleasant duty to perform in presenting to Major Eric Carew Hudson, of the Machine Gun Corps, the Military Cross, presented for services in France and Salonika.
6952 Supplement To The London Gazette 3rd June, 1919.
The King has been graciously pleased on the occasion of His Majesty's birthday to approve of the undermentioned awards for Distinguished service in connection with Military Operations in the Balkans.
Awarded The Military Cross.
T/Capt. A/Major Eric Carew Hudson MG Corps.
Details from Alister Bevington - Kathleen & Susan were stranded in the far east at the start of the war, Kathleen met a Dutchman during this period and when the war finished she divorced Eric and re-married this man. It appears to have been amicable.
According to the accession book entry: served with the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, who saw active service during the 1914-18 war in Flanders and Gallipoli. Served in Hong Kong after First World War
HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. 24th June 1920 - H.E. THE GOVERNOR
Before we proceed to the business of the meeting I have a pleasant duty to perform in presenting to Major Eric Carew Hudson, of the Machine Gun Corps, the Military Cross, presented for services in France and Salonika.
6952 Supplement To The London Gazette 3rd June, 1919.
The King has been graciously pleased on the occasion of His Majesty's birthday to approve of the undermentioned awards for Distinguished service in connection with Military Operations in the Balkans.
Awarded The Military Cross.
T/Capt. A/Major Eric Carew Hudson MG Corps.
Events
| Birth | 19 Sep 1895 | Barrackpore, West Bengal, India |  | ||
| Christen | 11 Nov 1895 | Barrackpore, West Bengal, India | |||
| Educated | 1911 | Marlborough College, Malborough, Devon, England, United Kingdom | |||
| Military service | 1915 - 1935 | WW1 | |||
| Residence | 1923 | Japan | |||
| Arrival | 3 Sep 1924 | Age: 29 - Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom | |||
| Marriage | Bet 1931 and 1935 | Tokyo, Japan - Kathleen Marjorie Slack | |||
| Residence | 1943 | Woolahra, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Death | 11 May 1949 | Woking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom |
Families
| Spouse | Kathleen Marjorie Slack (1909 - 1990) |
| Child | Shirley Anne Carrew "Susan" Hudson (1932 - 1996) |
| Father | Eric Pollard "Pop" Hudson (1863 - 1936) |
| Mother | Mabel Lizzie "Mamel" Moss (1869 - 1932) |
| Sibling | Aileen Hudson (1899 - 1958) |
| Sibling | John Sewell Hudson (1905 - 1972) |