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Henry HODGKINSON

Regimental number4797
Place of birthAlexandria New South Wales
SchoolAuburn South School, Auburn, NSW
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGrocers assistant
AddressManchester Road, Auburn, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinWife, Mrs V B Hodgkinson, Manchester Road, Auburn, New South Wales
Enlistment date14 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll2 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on 8 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll53rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 24 April 1918
Place of death or woundingDaours, near Amiens, France
Age at death28.10
Place of burialDaours Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 45), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
157
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: David and Rosetta HODGKINSON; husband of V.B. HODGKINSON, 6 Manchester Road, Auburn, New South Wales. Native of Alexandria, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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