HODGSON, Thomas
(Service number 11283)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Lance Sergeant |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Moulder | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Jane Reid Crow (mother) 173 King Edward St, Sth Dunedin, NZ | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 12th Reinforcements Otago Infantry Battalion,D Company | ||
| Date | 5 January 1916 | ||
| Transport | Ulimaroa | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Otago Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, D Company | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 10 December 1917 | Age | 30 |
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| Place of Death | Ypres, Belgium | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Tyne Cot Meorial, Tyne Cot Cemetry, Zonnebeke, West- Vlaanderen, Belgium | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Winchester War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Thomas Hodgson was the son of Jane Crow (formerly Hodgson), of 14 St Helena St., Dunedin, NZ and the late Thomas Hodgson.
Sources
Cenotaph Data Base, Auckland Museum
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Ann Munro (SC branch NZSG)
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