HODGE, Benjamin Thomas
Service Number: | 1006 |
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Enlisted: | 5 September 1914, Enlisted at Sydney |
Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Lidcombe, Sydney, New South Wales, 1894 |
Home Town: | Ultimo, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Pyrmont School, Sydney, New South Wales |
Occupation: | Clerk |
Died: | Died of wounds - gunshot wound to the thigh, Malta, 16 August 1915 |
Cemetery: |
Pieta Military Cemetery Plot A, Row V11, Grave 2 Headstone inscription reads: Thy will be done, Pieta Military Cemetery, Tal-Pieta, Malta (island), Malta |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sydney Metropolitan Water Sewerage and Drainage Board WW1 Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
5 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1006, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney | |
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20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 1006, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 1006, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
30 Jul 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4th Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
12 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1006, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Gunshot wound to the thigh | |
16 Aug 1915: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 1006, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1006 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-08-16 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John and Emma Hodge of 'Holcombe', Church Street, Burwood, NSW formerly of 'Hagelmere' 88 Quarry Street, Ultimo, NSW. Brother of Francis Stephen Hodge who was killed in action on 9 August 1915 while serving with the 2nd Battalion
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Militia and did Compulsory Military Training