HODGETTS, Leonard Frederick
| Service Number: | 469 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Company Sergeant Major |
| Last Unit: | 39th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Landsborough, Vic, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Ringwood, Maroondah, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Memorials: | Landsborough Memorial Wall, Ringwood District Roll of Honour WW1, Ringwood St. Paul's Anglican Church WWI Honour Board, Ringwood State School No 2997 Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 469, 39th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 1 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 39th Infantry Battalion | |
| 27 May 1916: | Involvement Corporal, 469, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 27 May 1916: | Embarked Corporal, 469, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 7 Jan 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 469, 39th Infantry Battalion, GSW to face & concussion - Houplines, France | |
| 9 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 39th Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 469, 39th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, GSW to right thigh & gassed. | |
| 24 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 39th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 469, 39th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge, Recommended for Italian "Bronze Medal for Military Valour" for conspicuous bravery at Zonnebeke, Belgium. | |
| 26 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 469, 39th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens, GSW to right thigh | |
| 30 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 469, 39th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Recommended for Bravery Award (Italian Bronze Medal for Military Valour) for conspicuous bravery at Zonnebeke, Belgium (Broodsiende, Ypres sector) on 4 October 1917.
Citation reads:
“At Zonnebeke, on October 4th 1917, he displayed conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty.
When all the Officers of his Company had become casualties, he showed the greatest coolness and courage in re-organising and rallying his Company. This was done under exceptionally heavy machine gun and shell fire. On reaching the final objective, he still continued to command and showed complete disregard of personal safety. The initiative, courage and coolness he displayed were a splendid example to the men and had such to do with maintaining their morale during most trying times.”
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