The sons of John and Rhoda Devey, Joseph Archibald Hudson (born 1888) and Alfred Arnold (born1895), were both originally born in Berwick upon Tweed. By 1901, they were living at 229 Great Brickkiln Street in Wolverhampton, along with their older brother John. They were at 232 Great Brickkiln Street in 1911, with Joseph working as a clerk and Alfred working on cycle repair.

Joseph enlisted with the South Staffordshire Regiment (service number 29901) and also served with the 1st Kings Own Scottish Borderers. In September 1915 he was suffering from trench fever at Ypres and was declared fit for remobilization in 1916. He survived the war. Alfred enlisted as a Private with the Royal Army Medical Corps (service number 76050). He received a gun shot wound in the left forearm, and was discharged in May 1917, so he, too, survived the war.

Joseph married Violet Preston in Wolverhampton in 1916, and they had a daughter Irene Viola, later the same year. Alfred married Alice M. Morgan in Wolverhampton in 1925, and the couple had a daughter, Margaret R., born in 1928. Alfred died in the Royal Hospital, Wolverhampton in 1957, and Joseph died in Northampton in 1961.

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The research for this blog post was completed by remote virtual volunteer, Jacky de Escofet.