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George Cooper HODGES

Regimental number1624
Place of birthGlasgow Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationButcher
Address59 Daly Street, West Brunswick, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Hodges, Daly Street, West Brunswick, Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date8 December 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 19 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Conspicuous good services as Platoon Commandeer in absence of officer, showing initiative and courage.
Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Second Supplement, No. 30107 (1 June 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169 (4 October 1917).
Recommendation date: 7 March 1917

FateReturned to Australia 6 September 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance
Medals

Croix de Guerre (France)


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 191
Date: 12 December 1918

Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: Croix de Guerre, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death29 March 1974

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