HODGKINSON A.

Given Names:  Arthur

Service Number:  2705A

Unit:  21st Battalion, 6th reinforcements                                                                            

Rank:  Private  

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Age:  23 Yrs  10 Mths

Occupation:  Plasterer                                                                                                    

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION     

Height:  5 Ft  6½ In                   

Weight:  150 Lbs

Chest:  32½-33¾ In

Hair:  Fair

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Fresh

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  19/7/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  Richard Hodgkinson

72 Abbey Road, Derby, England                                                                                       

Embarkation Date:  5/10/1915

Port:  Melbourne                                        

Ship:  RMS Moldavia

END OF WAR 

Status:  Killed in action

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Unit:  7th Battalion                                                                                                                        

Rank:  Private

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MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  20814

British War Medal:  21817

Victory Medal:  21741

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:    1891

Place:  Derby, England                             

Father:  Richard HODGKINSON                

Mother:  Sarah

MARRIAGE

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DEATH

Date or Year: 2/9/1916                            

Place: Near Ypres, Beglium                      

Burial:  Bedford House Cemetery, Zillebeke, Belgium

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Holy Trinity Church

Australian War Memorial

Memorial Plaque: 304632

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

Lived at 279 High Street, Kew when enlisted.  Beneficiary of Will, Miss Emma Richardson of Kew