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HODGE, Ernest George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2592 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ottoway Congregational Church Heroes of the Great War Honour Roll , Port Adelaide Orpheus Society Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2592, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Morea embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 26 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2592, 12th Infantry Battalion, RMS Morea, Adelaide |
Personal Stories
WW1
The details provided are taken from the book "Stealth Raiders - a few daring men in 1918" written by Lucas Jordan, published 2017, refer to pages 51, 121+122, 225, 268 + 281. Prior to the war he was a clerk of Alberton, SA. He enlisted 17th May 1915 aged 22 years. He served with the 50th Infantry Battalion, and rose through the ranks to reach the rank of Lieutenant. He survived the war, and departed the UK for home 15th June 1919. Letters from Ernest were kept by the family and these have been donated to the Australian War Memorial, refer PR87/208.
Submitted 15 February 2020 by Maxwell HILL