Ernest
Keith
(Ern)
Hudson
Born in Merbein West, Victoria, Australia
Ancestors 
Son of William Taylor Hudson
and Mabel (Wall) Hudson
Brother of
Laurie Hudson, [private brother (1910s - 2000s)], Lester Hudson, [private brother (1920s - 1970s)], [private brother (1920s - 2000s)], Harley Hudson, Colin Hudson and Len Hudson
Husband of
[private wife (1920s - unknown)]
Father of
[private son (1940s - unknown)], [private son (1950s - unknown)], [private son (1950s - unknown)], [private daughter (1950s - unknown)], [private daughter (1950s - unknown)], [private son (1950s - unknown)] and [private daughter (1970s - unknown)]
Died
at age 78
in Merbein, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Mar 2018
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Biography
Ern Hudson is a Military Veteran.
Served in the Royal Australian Air Force 1943-1946
2nd Operational Training Unit
Served in the Royal Australian Air Force 1943-1946
2nd Operational Training Unit
Ern Hudson was born in Victoria, Australia
(Ern) Ernest Keith Hudson was born 27 May 1924 in Merbein, Victoria, Australia. He was the son of William Taylor Hudson & Mabel (Wall) Hudson.
Enlisted for war service RAAF 1942 and served in the 2 OPERATIONAL TRAINING UNIT.
After the war, Ern bought land & became a grape farmer on land that was close to his parent's farm in Merbein West until retirement. The Bosenberg's lived close by (I think on an adjacent vineyard). Both families were early settlers of Merbein.
Married Gladys Bosenberg 1948. 7x children.
About 1970, Ern contracted 'Murray Valley Encephalitis'. In humans it can cause permanent neurological disease or death. Ern survived the disease but never recovered to full health. He passed away 21 April 2003 in Merbein[1]. He is interred in Merbein Cemetery. His wife Gladys survives him (still living, 2022).
Veteran Details;
- Name HUDSON, ERNEST KEITH
- Service Royal Australian Air Force
- Service Number 57475
- Date of Birth 27 May 1924
- Place of Birth MERBEIN, VIC
- Date of Enlistment 09 Jun 1942
- Locality on Enlistment MERBEIN
- Place of Enlistment MELBOURNE, VIC
- Next of Kin HUDSON, WILLIAM
- Date of Discharge 14 Dec 1945
- Rank Corporal
- Posting at Discharge 2 OPERATIONAL TRAINING UNIT.
- Prisoner of War No.
- Honours None for display[2]
No. 2 (Fighter) Operational Training Unit (No. 2 OTU) was formed on 2 April 1942 at Port Pirie, South Australia... It relocated to RAAF Station Mildura, Victoria, in May... No. 2 OTU's Spitfire section was transferred to RAAF Station Williamtown, New South Wales, in March 1943... Training concluded that October 1945, following the cessation of hostilities, and No. 2 OTU was reduced to a care-and-maintenance unit[3]
Research Notes
Children of Ernest Keith Hudson and Gladys Marjory Bosenberg
- Bob Hudson
- Jeff Hudson
- Trevor
- Glenda
- Cheryl
- Neil
- Helen[4]
This profile is a collaborative work-in-progress. Can you contribute information or sources? Ken Hudson [Hudson-8929]
Sources
- ↑ Ernest Keith Hudson - Herald Sun newspaper (Melbourne) - 23 Apr 2003 http://ryersonindex.org/search.php
- ↑ DVA nominal roll https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=904344&c=WW2
- ↑ No. 2 (Fighter) Operational Training Unit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._2_Operational_Conversion_Unit_RAAF#History
- ↑ taken from Ern's headstone https://billiongraves.com/grave/Ernest-Keith-Hudson/13627288
- war service ERNEST KEITH HUDSON: Service Number - 57475 : Date of birth - 27 May 1924 : Place of birth - MERBEIN VIC : Place of enlistment - MELBOURNE : Next of Kin - HUDSON WILLIAM
- marriage Ernest Keith Hudson & Gladys Marjory Bosenberg 1948 BDM Vic. Ref#6563
- death Ernest Keith Hudson 2003. Herald Sun newspaper (Melbourne)
- Hueppauff, Jean and Hueppauff Family Reunion Committee. Ernst Wilhelm Hueppauff and 1. Albertine Dorathea (Jahnke) Jantke, 2. Johanna Rosina Falkenberg Nee Nitschke: A History and Family Tree, 1820-1984 (Hueppauff Family Reunion Committee, Tununda S.A., 1984)
- cemetery Ernest Hudson at Merbein cemetery
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ern by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ern:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ern by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ern:
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~1.56%
~6.25%
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