John Horace HODGSON

Regimental number47826
Place of birthAustralia
OccupationMotor mechanic
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Hodgson, 31 Linton Street, Palmerston North
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 26th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Wellington Infantry Regiment, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 85 Willochra on 9 June 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 21 December 1917
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialWimereux Communal Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row B, Grave No 9), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Florence May and the late John Hodgson, Palmerston North
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 66, p. 8