HODGE, Charles
| Service Number: | 2791 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 June 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Walkerville, South Australia, 25 July 1886 |
| Home Town: | Prospect, Prospect, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Catholic School, South Australia, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of Illness (influenza), Fovant, England, United Kingdom, 30 January 2019, aged 132 years |
| Cemetery: |
Tidworth Military Cemetery, England Tidworth Military Cemetery, Tidworth, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Prospect Roll of Honour A-G WWI Board |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 2791, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 21 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, SN 2791, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
| 21 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, SN 2791, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Adelaide | |
| 30 Jan 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, SN 2791, 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
Charles Hodge - Parents
Charles Hodge was born in the year 1886 and died in 1919. He was my great uncle. His parents were Charles Hodge and Mary Agnes Hodge (nee Mead) who resided in Adelaide. He was brother to my grandmother, Emily Florence McPhee (nee Hodge), and an uncle to my mother Joyce McPhee. He had 12 brothers and sisters.
Submitted 6 September 2016 by Paula Kerr
Biography contributed by Paula Kerr
Charles Hodge was born 1886 at Walkerville SA to parents Charles Hodge and Mary Agnes Hodge (nee Mead).
Charles was the brother of my grandmother Emily Florence McPhee (nee Hodge). He was the uncle of my mother Joyce McPhee. He had 12 brothers and sisters.
Charles' father was the last one horse cab driver in Adelaide and an article written about him was posted in The Register News -Pictorial Adelaide SA 12/1/1929 "Last of the One Horse Cabbies (nla.gov.au)". - Paula Kerr (Adelaide, SA)
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