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HODDER, Arthur Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3614 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 March 1916, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | South Bowenfels, New South Wales, Australia, September 1892 |
| Home Town: | Lithgow, Lithgow, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Brickmaker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 18 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Menin Road South Military Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lithgow War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3614, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 22 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 3614, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 22 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 3614, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Sydney | |
| 18 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 3614, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3614 awm_unit: 1st Australian Tunnelling Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1917-09-18 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...3614 Sapper Arthur Leslie Hodder, 1st Australian Tunnelling Company from South Bowenfels, NSW. A 23 year old labourer prior to enlistment on 23 March 1916, he embarked for overseas with Headquarters 4th Tunnelling Company from Sydney on 22 May 1916 aboard HMAT Warilda. He was killed in action near Ypres, Belgium on 19 September 1917 and is buried in the Menin Road South Military Cemetery, Belgium." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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