Vincent Bernard HODGENS

Regimental number3144
Place of birthKalgoorlie, Western Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationStockman
AddressNortham, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Height5' 8.75"
Weight130 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Sloss, Doodlakine, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date27 September 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll17 September 1915
Place of enlistmentPerth, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name28th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/45/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 18 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll28th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 1 June 1919
Discharge date30 August 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Wounded in action, 29 July 1916 (gun shot wound, right leg).

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Somali', 1 June 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Perth, 30 August 1919.

Date of death27 June 1922
Age at death24
Place of burialKarrakatta Cemetery and Crematorium, Perth, Western Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, HODGENS Vincent Bernard