William Cecil HODSHON

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HODSHON, William Cecil

Service Numbers:	3602, SX3825
Enlisted:	12 September 1917, Port Augusta, SA
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	2nd/3rd Machine Gun Battalion
Born:	Port Augusta, 24 May 1899
Home Town:	Orroroo, Orroroo/Carrieton, South Australia
Schooling:	Port Augusta Public School
Occupation:	Station Hand / Packer
Died:	14 August 1976, aged 77 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Acacia, Path E Grave 2633
Memorials:	Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Orroroo and District Roll of Honour WW2

World War 1 Service

12 Sep 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3602, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Port Augusta, SA
2 Nov 1917:	Involvement Private, 3602, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1917:	Embarked Private, 3602, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Private, 3602

World War 2 Service

28 May 1940:	Enlisted Adelaide, SA
28 May 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, SX3825, 2nd/3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Adelaide, SA
31 May 1946:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, SX3825, 2nd/3rd Machine Gun Battalion

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Mr and Mrs William HODSHON of Port Augusta. Married with four children and residing at 5 Eaton Street, Redfern (formerly of Orroroo) he was aged 43 years when he enlisted in WW2. Educated at the Port Augusta Public School he played cricket and was a member of the Orroroo Rifle Club. In civilian life he was a packer with the S.A. Railways and a member of St John Ambulance with the railways. William had served in the Great War. He enlisted in WW2 in May 1940 and served in Syria and Java and was taken prisoner of war.

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