Regimental number | 2378 |
Place of birth | Caulfield, Victoria |
School | State School, Brighton Road, St Kilda, Victoria |
Other training | Working Mens College, Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Blacksmith |
Address | 'Vinetta', Sydney Street, Murrumbeena, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, Edward W Hodges, 'Vinetta', Sydney Street, Murrumbeena, Victoria |
Previous military service | 47th Infantry; Served 4 years in the Senior Cadets |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 4 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/14/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Worked as a Blacksmithing Engineer before the War started. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Given name Simeon Edward |
Place of death or wounding | Armentieres, France |
Age at death | 19.7 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot Ii, Row A, Grave No. 38), Bailleul, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 172 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward and Vinetta HODGES, "Vinetta", Sydney Street, Murrumbeena, Melbourne |
Family/military connections | Cousin: Cpl J.S. Patterson, who won the MM on 1st November, 1917 at Bedford Junction near Ypres, Belgium |