Coming Soon.
HODGETTS, Mervyn
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 632 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 March 1916, Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cressy, Tasmania, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Cressy, Northern Midlands, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds (POW of Germany), France, 6 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Hem-Lenglet Communal Cemetery Hem-Lenglet Communal Cemetery, Hem-Lenglet, Cambrai, Nord Pas de Calais, France, St Sever Cemetery Extension, Haute-Normandie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Cressy War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 632, Claremont, Tasmania | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 632, 40th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 632, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart | |
| 10 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 632, 15th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (First) | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Imprisoned Bullecourt (First) | |
| 6 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 632, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 632 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-05-06 |
Personal Stories
Help us honour Mervyn Hodgetts's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my story
Showing 4 of 4 images.
Click images to start slideshow.
Click images to start slideshow.