Regimental number | 7021 |
Place of birth | Barmingham, Warwickshire, England |
School | Albert Road, Aston, Birmingham, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Cook |
Address | Sanatorium, Wooroloo, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Father, Frank Hodges, High Street, Aston, Birmingham, England |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 23rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Arrived in Australia, 1910. "A youth with a fine education and thought no place like Australia. Came on a visit via Cape and returned via Canada and Pacific to New Zealand then Australia and round to Perth again. Thus having travelled at his own expense the seven seas finally settling at Wooroloo as Chef in Government Sanatorium from where he joined the AIF from whom I have received splendid letters as to his ligh principals and kindnesses he always showed at home." Details from Father. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Polygon Wood, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 28 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | GGommecourt British Cemetery No. 2 (Plot II, Row L, Grave No. 4), Hebeterne, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 79 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frank and Fanny HODGES, High Street, Aston, Birmingham, England |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |