Edward HODGSON

HODGSON, Edward

    Service Number: 3577
    Enlisted: 3 January 1916, Place of Enlistment, Brisbane, Queensland.
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 31st Infantry Battalion
    Born: Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia, 5 July 1890
    Home Town: Beaudesert, Scenic Rim, Queensland
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Natural Causes , Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia, 15 April 1957, aged 66 years
    Cemetery: Beaudesert Cemetery, Qld
    Memorials: Beaudesert War Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    3 Jan 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3577, 31st Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Brisbane, Queensland.
    16 Aug 1916: Involvement Private, 3577, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: ''
    16 Aug 1916: Embarked Private, 3577, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boorara, Brisbane
    26 Sep 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3577, 31st Infantry Battalion, GSW to Left Thigh and Arm, Severe.
    21 Mar 1918: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 31st Infantry Battalion, Invalided to Australia.

    Logan Village Museum

    Edward was born in Knapps Creek, just outside of Beaudesert Queensland. He was the 4th youngest of 13 children.
    He married Ethel Winifred nee Love on the 13th February 1925.
    Both the Love and the Hodgson Families are Pioneer families of the District.
    He is listed on the Beaudesert War Memorial, and also with the Logan Village Museum Honour Roll.

    Submitted 18 February 2023 by Coralyn Cowin

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