Regimental number | 6087 |
Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland |
Other Names | HODGE, Murdoch McKenzie |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Mechanic |
Address | Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 38.2 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 136 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Miss Mary Hodge, Port Letham, Scotland |
Previous military service | Served for 5 years in the Gordon Highlanders, British Army. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Enoggera, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | 6th Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 3 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/25/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A40 Runic |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Field Company Engineers |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Mary HODGE |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Commenced return to Australia from Plymouth on board HT 'Beltana', 17 March 1917; disembarked, Melbourne, 12 May 1917, for onward travel to Brisbane; discharged (medically unfit: senility), Brisbane, 19 June 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 60 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HODGE Murdoch |