Leonard HODSDON

Regimental number12/2331
AddressAlbert Road, Epsom, Auckland
Marital statusMarried
Next of kinWife, Mrs E Hodsdon, 417 Evelyn Street, Deptford, London SE, England
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Maunganui on 13 June 1915
The 5th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, left New Zealand on board three ships, HMNZT 24 'Maunganui', HMNZT 25 'Tahiti', and HMNZT 26 'Aparima'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankCorporal
Final unit1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 30 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialBulls Road Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No 17), Flers, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Harry and Augusta Hodsdon, London, England; Wife: Edith Hodsdon, Te Atata Road, Henderson, Auckland
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Fifth

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