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HODGENS, Robert Leeds
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4459 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Coburg, Vic., 1898 |
| Home Town: | Coburg, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Coburg State School |
| Occupation: | Ironmongery Salesman |
| Memorials: | West Coburg Methodist Church Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4459, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 29 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4459, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 29 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4459, 22nd Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Robert Edward & Keziah HODGENS of 10 Clarendon Street, Coburg, Vic.
Slightly wounded at Ypres 06 October 1917. After convalescence was wounded again at end of March 1918, being blind for a few months. Spent some time in vaiours hospitals in England and was packed-up read to return to the Front when the Armistice was declared. Length of service 1236 days.
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