HODGE, George William
| Service Number: | 2328 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 July 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 30 May 1894 |
| Home Town: | Glen Innes, Glen Innes Severn, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Obstructive airways disease, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 28 February 1965, aged 70 years |
| Cemetery: |
Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW ANGLICAN 3-213. 61 |
| Memorials: | Glen Innes & District Soldiers Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2328, 34th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 17 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2328, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2328, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 25 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2328, 13th Infantry Battalion, 2nd Passchendaele | |
| 25 Mar 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2328, 13th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell
Resting at Sandgate Cemetery.
55 years ago today, on the 2nd March 1965, Private George William Hodge, 13th Battalion, carpenter and joiner from Quarry Street, Glen Innes, New South Wales, was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery, age 70. ANGLICAN 3-213. 61.
Born at North Shore, Sydney, New South Wales on the 30th May 1894 to George William and Mary Ann Hodge; husband of Agnes Jane Hodge nee Barr (married 26.8.1919 at the United Free Church, 16 Harper's Brae, Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland, died 1990), Billy enlisted July 1916 with the 34th Battalion at Armidale, N.S.W.
Wounded in action - 20.10.1917 (gas poisoning), 9.7.1918 (accidental injury, left hand), and admitted to hospital 28.5.1918 (influenza), Mr Hodge returned home with his wife February 1920.
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His name has been inscribed on the Glen Innes & District Soldiers Memorial (also known as the Glen Innes Anzac Park War Memorial Gates) and the Glen Innes Holy Trinity Anglican Church Honour Roll.
Many thanks to Angela Longworth for the notification and the following family history.
My uncle George Hodge from Glen Innes, N.S.W. who lived in Glendale for many years was also gassed in France. He recuperated in Scotland and was well enough to marry a lass who worked there.(my aunt Agnes).
After repatriation he worked as a carpenter & joiner. He erected many of the original wooden classrooms. Always breathless to a degree he was well enough to have a family despite smoking rollies.
He passed away in his early seventies with obstructive airways disease. I don't think he had a "gold" card, he always worked either with his son or contracting to provide windows.
http://sandgate.northerncemeteries.com.au/…/war-…/index.php…
Lest We Forget.
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery - updtate
Served and suffered during The Great War, resting peacefully at Sandgate Cemetery. ANGLICAN 3-213. 61.
56 years ago today, on the 2nd March 1965, Private George William Hodge, (also known as Billy), 13th Battalion (Reg No-2328).
Many thanks to Angela Longworth for the notification and the following family history.
My uncle George Hodge from Glen Innes, N.S.W. who lived in Glendale for many years was also gassed in France. He recuperated in Scotland and was well enough to marry a lass who worked there. (my aunt Agnes).
After repatriation he worked as a carpenter & joiner. He erected many of the original wooden classrooms. Always breathless to a degree he was well enough to have a family despite smoking rollies.
He passed away in his early seventies with obstructive airways disease. I don't think he had a "gold" card, he always worked either with his son or contracting to provide windows.
I am the youngest granddaughter of George William Hodge and Agnes Jean Hodge (née Pollock). My grandfather George passed away before I was born so I unfortunately never got the privilege of meeting him. My grandmother Agnes Pollock was raised by the Barr family in Scotland after her own mother died in childbirth and her father could not care for her alone. She come to Australia as a war bride. My grandfather died from gangrene (caused by the gas). My grandmother Agnes died at age 92. They had 6 children.
There is no indication inscribed of George’s headstone of his service with the 1st A.I.F., so I have placed poppies in remembrance of his sacrifice for God, King and Country.
Lest We Forget.
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