Frank Hodge Explained

Frank Hodge
Birth Date:18 May 1894
Birth Place:Ham, Surrey
Death Date:15 May 1957 (aged 62)
Death Place:Barnet, London

Francis Percy Hodge known as Frank Hodge was an English badminton player. After serving with distinction during the First World War he returned to playing badminton in 1919. A left handed player he was capped 18 times by England between 1919 and 1933. He won three All England titles.[1] [2]

In 1934 he married Molly Kathleen Clara Drake, another member of the Alexandra Palace Badminton Club. He died in 1957.[2] [3]

Medal Record at the All England Badminton Championships

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Davis, Pat. Guinness Book of Badminton. 1983. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 0-85112-271-X.
  2. Web site: Frank Hodge. Badminton England. 2015-11-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20151010031205/http://www.badmintonengland.co.uk/text.asp?section=2031&sectionTitle=Frank+Hodge#.Vj8qbNLhAdU. 2015-10-10. dead.
  3. Web site: Index entry. 5 April 2021. FreeBMD. ONS.
  4. Web site: Times Archives. Oxfordshire Libraries.