Regimental number | 5390 |
Place of birth | Walthamstour, Essex, England |
School | Conway Road, Plumstead, Woolwich, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 24 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Bundaberg, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Father, G Hodges, 91 High Street, Plumstead Kent, England |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/26/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Hawkes Bay on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "Left England owing to unimployment in 1909. His three younger brothers just demobbed from English Forces, his twin brother Ernest Jospeh Hodges has been transferred from Egypt to Mental Hospital since armistice after suffering from mental breakdown. He served in Salonica and Egypt with the R.A.S.C. - B.E.F." Details from Brother. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Somme, France |
Age at death | 30.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VII, Row D, Grave No. 28), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 56 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Jane HODGES, 7 Anglesea Road, Woolwich, England |
Family/military connections | Had many friends before leaving Gostywich, Uralla, NSW |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |