| Regimental number | 17946 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Prospect, South Australia |
| School | North Adelaide Public School, South Australia |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Proof reviser |
| Address | Medindie, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E A Hodges, 18 Tennyson Street, Medindie, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | May 1917 Reinforcements |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/99/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Field Ambulance |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Lt Col Crowther, 5th Field Ambulance, wrote (1 September 1918): 'About 5 p.m. on Aug. 31, our men had attacked and taken Mont St Quentin, near Peronne. News came back to the bearers that a number of wounded were still lying out, and volunteers were asked for to help bring them in. Your son, amongst others, at once stepped forward, and they set out. At the slopes of the mountain a very heavy shell and machine-gun barrage had to be passed through, and one shell dropped among the party. Your poor boy was in the full force of the explosion, and was very badly hit in several places. He only lived 10 minutes. He, in all truth, laid down his life in the hope that a wounded man might have his chance to live. Please accept my admiration and deepest sympathy in your loss. We will not forget your son, and will keep his memory ever green.' |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Mont St Quentin, France |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 14), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 182 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Elizabeth HODGES, Medindie, South Australia. Commemorated in North Road Church of England Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia. |
| Other details | War service: France |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
