| Regimental number | 750 |
| Place of birth | Wooloowin, Brisbane, Queensland |
| School | Brisbane Boys Central School, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Tailor |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Amelia Hodsdon, McLennan Street, Albion, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 15th Battalion, E Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A40 Ceramic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "Left Australia with15th Battalion as a Private in 1914. Landed with his Battalion on 25th April as Corporal. Wounded 19th May, 1915 and sent to 1st A.G.H. Steliopoliy. Recovering, he returned to Gallipoli, was wounded at Suvla Bay on 8th August, 1915 and taken prisoner by Turks. Removed to Constantinople." Details from Mother. |
| Fate | Died whilst a Prisoner of War; secondary fate: DOW |
| Place of death or wounding | Constantinople |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 22.11 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | Haidar Pasha Cemetery (Plot II, Row G, Grave No. 4), Constantinople, Asia |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 76 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Amelia HODSDON, McLennan Street, Albion, Queensland |
| Family/military connections | Brother: [2925] Lt William John HODSDON, 49th Bn, discharged, 7 December 1919. |
| Miscellaneous details | P O W DIED OF PHTHISIS. BURIED HAIDAR PASHA CEMETERY, CONSTANTINOPLE |
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Street Address:
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