'This NCO has been a member of the Divisional Line party in this Company for two years and has done a considerable amount of work on forward routes and especially on the forward portions of the various buried systems that have been used. He has repeatedly worked under fire and his services throughout have been most valuable. He did particularly good work in the construction of forward buried routes in the Polygon Wood sector and in the recovery of the old buried routes between Hebuterne and Auchonvillers.'
Source: 'London Gazette'
Date: 5 April 1919

'For distinguished and gallant services and devotion to duty during the period 16th September 1918, to 15th March 1919.'
Source: 'London Gazette'
Date: 11 July 1919

Regimental number	12675
Occupation	Mechanician
Next of kin	Father, James Wilson Hodges, 85 Longboro Road, Nottingham, England
Rank on embarkation	Sapper
Unit name	New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 12th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), New Zealand Signalling Corps
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Wellington on 6 May 1916
Final rank	Sergeant
Final unit	Divisional Signal Company, New Zealand Engineers
Medals	Croix de Guerre (Belgium) 'This NCO has been a member of the Divisional Line party in this Company for two years and has done a considerable amount of work on forward routes and especially on the forward portions of the various buried systems that have been used. He has repeatedly worked under fire and his services throughout have been most valuable. He did particularly good work in the construction of forward buried routes in the Polygon Wood sector and in the recovery of the old buried routes between Hebuterne and Auchonvillers.' Source: 'London Gazette' Date: 5 April 1919 Mention in Despatches 'For distinguished and gallant services and devotion to duty during the period 16th September 1918, to 15th March 1919.' Source: 'London Gazette' Date: 11 July 1919
Sources	Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 31, p. 14