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HODSON, Frederick William

Service Number:	583
Enlisted:	15 January 1916, Place of Enlistment, Perth, Western Australia.
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	44th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Fornby, Lancashire, England , August 1891
Home Town:	Kurrawang, Coolgardie, Western Australia
Schooling:	St. Saviours, Everton Liverpool, England
Occupation:	Lumper
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 10 June 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium, Bethleem Farm West Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Coolgardie Kurrawang Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)

World War 1 Service

15 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 583, 44th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Perth, Western Australia.
1 Feb 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 44th Infantry Battalion
6 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 583, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
6 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 583, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Fremantle
24 May 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 44th Infantry Battalion
10 Jun 1917:	Involvement Corporal, 583, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 583 awm_unit: 44th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-06-10

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