Henry HODGSON

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Service Number:	906
Enlisted:	17 February 1915, Sydney, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	17th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Maidstone, Kent, England, 3 August 1878
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Bethane Green School, London
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of Wounds, Somme, France, 9 August 1918, aged 40 years
Cemetery:	Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Plot 19, Row E, Grave 3, Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

17 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 906, Sydney, New South Wales
12 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 906, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
12 May 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 906, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney
9 Jul 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 906, 17th Infantry Battalion

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