HUDSON, Arthur Langdon
(Service number 62992)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 3 April 1889 | Place of Birth | New Zealand |
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Enlistment Information
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| Address at Enlistment | North Street, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Solicitor | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mr L. HUDSON, Mt Albert, Auckland | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Death
| Date | 16 June 1973 | Age | 84 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Salisbury Park Crematorium, Timaru | ||
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Biographical Notes
Arthur Langdon Hudson, known as Langdon, was the son of Lewis and Sarah Coulling (née Sanders) Hudson. Enlisting in 1917 at Timaru, he saw service only in New Zealand. In World War II, A. L. Hudson served with the Timaru Battalion of the Home Guard. He married Vida Evelyn Pryor in 1929. Both Athur and Evelyn were cremated at Salisbury Park Crematorium.
The Methodist Church of Timaru placed a handsome window in the Bank Street Church as a memorial for the war victims of the congregations. Apart from the names of the fallen appearing on the window, the names of all who served were inscribed in a book which was to be preserved in the Church. Included in the names was that of Arthur Langdon Hudson.
Sources
NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [30 March 2020]; Salisbury Park Crematorium record & plaque image [30 March 2020]; Timaru Herald, 5 July 1922 (Papers Past) [24 March 2020]
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