Regimental number | 2098 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Houghton, South Australia |
School | Houghton School, South Australia; Houghton State School, South Australia |
Religion | Congregational |
Occupation | Gardener |
Address | Houghton, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Lucy Edith Dorothy Hodges, c/o Mrs Morphett, Glen Osmond, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 43rd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/60/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Norman Hodges was a diligent scholar at school which he left at an early age to learn his profession in which he excelled. He was a member of several local lodges and societies and was especially prominant in the Tennis Club. He worked as a fruit packer before the war started. Details from Wife. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Amiens, France |
Age at death | 26.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Heilly Station Cemetery (Plot VII, Row A, Grave No. 50), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 132 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: F. and K. HODGES; husband of Lucy HODGES, Frewville, Sourth Australia. Native of Houghton, South Australia |
Other details | War service: France, Belgium. Wounded, Passchendaele, 8 October 1917; invalided to England; recovered and returned to duty. Killed in action at Messines, Belgium. |