HODGEN, John Herbert Ward
(Service number 58531)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 04/01/1897 | Place of Birth | Prebbleton |
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Enlistment Information
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| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Next of Kin | William Henry HODGEN (father), Waihao Downs | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 32nd Reinforcements, Mounted Rifles Brigade | ||
| Date | 13 November 1917 | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Suez, Egypt | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | *1973 | Age | |
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Biographical Notes
John Herbert Ward Hodgen was the son of William Henry and Hannah Minnie (née Ward) Hodgen. He was drawn in the sveneth ballot in 1917. He married Grace Ogilvie Davidson in 1932.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [13 May 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs); Waimate Daily Advertiser, 9 May 1917 (Papers Past) [29 April 2018]
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Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG
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