William Henry HODGKINSON

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HODGKINSON, William Henry

Service Number:	1152
Enlisted:	29 October 1914, Enlisted at Albany, WA Attestation paper shows his enlistment date as the 29 October 1914
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	1st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Cooma, New South Wales, Australia, 1880
Home Town:	Battery Point, Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling:	Forest Lodge Superior Public School, New South Wales
Occupation:	Miner and Shearer
Died:	Died of wounds - shell wound to the head, At sea on board a hospital ship, Egypt, 1 May 1915
Cemetery:	Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery Row E, Grave 93 Headstone inscription reads: He fell a hero in deadly strife for King & Country he gave his life, Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

18 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 1152, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
18 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 1152, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney
29 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1152, Enlisted at Albany, WA Attestation paper shows his enlistment date as the 29 October 1914

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of William and Catherine Mary Hodgkinson of 11 McDougall Street, North Sydney, NSW formerly of 57 Hampden Street, Battery Point, Tasmania

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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