Regimental number | 2688 |
Place of birth | Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales |
School | Paddington Superior Public School, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Shop assistant |
Address | 242 Oxford Street, Paddington, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Hodgkinson, 242 Oxford Street, Paddington, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 20th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 20th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "Worked as a Bookbinder before the war started. Left Egypt in March, 1916 on 1st Australian Transport ship for France. Was an enthusiastic student of English and French literature." Details from Father |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Puchevellers British Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 47), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 91 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and mary HODGKINSON, 242 Oxford Street, Paddington, Sydney. Native of Paddington, Sydney |