Edward Michael O'Hara HODSON

Regimental number31645
OccupationUpholsterer
Next of kinMother, Mrs M J Hodson, 85 College Road, Auckland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 19th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 15 November 1916
The infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Machine Gun Battalion
FateKilled in Action 12 September 1918
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsGrevillers (New Zealand) Memorial, France
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 5