| 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 |