Norman Thomas HODGES

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HODGES, Norman Thomas

Service Number:	2098
Enlisted:	19 June 1916, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	40th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Houghton, South Australia, 28 August 1891
Home Town:	Houghton, Adelaide Hills, South Australia
Schooling:	Houghton Public School
Occupation:	Gardener
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 29 March 1918, aged 26 years
Cemetery:	Heilly Station Cemetery Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Houghton War Memorial, Myrtle Bank War Memorial

World War 1 Service

19 Jun 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia
28 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2098, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
28 Aug 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2098, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Adelaide
29 Mar 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2098, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2098 awm_unit: 40th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-03-29

THE LATE PTE. K. T. HODGES.

Mrs. N. T. Hodges, of Glen Osmond, has received news that her husband, Pte. Norman Thomas Hodges, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Hodges, of Houghton, died of wounds on March 29. Pte. N. Hodges, who has left a widow and one son, was born at Houghton on August 28, 1891. He enlisted on July 8, 1916, and after training left Australia on August 28
In the 43rd Battalion. He spent a few weeks at Codford Camp, and went to France on November 19, 1916. From there he was sent to Belgium, where he was chosen for work in a machine gun Battalion, and was transferred to the 40th Battalion.
He took part in the battles of Messines and Ypres, and was in charge of the Machine gun section when he was wounded on October 11, 1917, when the Australian troops attempted to take Passchendaele Ridge. He was some months in the Birmingham Hospital, and returned to France for the second time.
Pte. N. Hodges was loved and
honoured by all.

Observer 27 April 1918 page 39

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