Henry HODDER

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. # ?

Rank: Constable

Stations: ?, Broken Hill

Service: From 1911 to 24/08/1914. 3 years

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Regimental Serial # 502

Private,

Headquarters 3rd Battalion AIF

Killed In Action at Lone Pine

ANZAC Cove, Gallipoli Peninsular

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

Born: Orange, NSW, 1888

Died on: 9 August 1915

Cause: Battle wounds in the Battle of Lone Pine WW I

Age: 26

Funeral date: NIL

Funeral location: NIL

Buried at: K.I.A. & M.I.A.

Henry HODDER - R.I.P. — Henry HODDER – R.I.P.

HENRY is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance * NOT JOB RELATED

Funeral location: NO FUNERAL. K.I.A. & M.I.A.

Cemetery or memorial details: Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey

Henry HODDER

Regimental number	502
Religion	Church of England
Occupation	Police constable
Address	Police Barracks, Broken Hill, New South Wales
Marital status	Single
Age at embarkation	26
Next of kin	W Hodder, Wottomandara, via Cowra, New South Wales
Enlistment date	24 August 1914
Rank on enlistment	Private
Unit name	10th Battalion, H Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number	23/27/1
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board Transport A11 Ascanius on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal Roll	Driver
Unit from Nominal Roll	3rd Brigade Headquarters
Fate	Killed in Action 9 August 1915
Other details	War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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

https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=139450

Hodder was attached to the Brigade Head Quarters and was hit about the end of June by a shell when in his dug out which blew off both his legs. His mate, Gordon Farnham, dressed his wounds and passed him on to the Dressing Station.

Informant heard that he was in Egypt and still alive.

Ref. Pte. G. A. Sergent, 1064,

10 A.I.F.

1st A. G. Hospital, Heliopolis, Cairo ( 6. 12. 15 )

Informant says he was told that Hodder had his leg blown off. He cannot say who told him nor can he fix the date. Hodder was a policeman at Broken Hill and he and several policemen came down with informant to Adelaide to enlist. Hodder was at one time in the 3rd Bgde. Transport.

Ref: Pte. A. R. Perry, 525,

10 A.I.F. C. Co. Gezira Hospital, CAIRO 5.1.16

Informant received the following information from Bgde. H.Q.:-

Whilst Hodder was doing police duty on the beach at Anzac during July, a shell exploded in the dug-out almost severing both legs and arms from body. Was sent back to Egypt and believed to have died in Alexandria.

Ref: Pte. Tanner, 25,

3rd Bgde. H. Q. Al liayat Convalescent Home, Helouan, Cairo. 3.12.15

He and Pte D. Fisher were in Police Duty at Brigade headquarters on August 6 and were each hit by same shell. Hodder had one or both legs blown off and Fisher lost one or more limbs. Witness did not see this happen but heard it from mates and regarded it as absolutely ture, but could never find out what became of either of them subsequently.

About 5ft 10 or 11, fair, clean shave, enlisted in South Australia, stout build, about 12 or 13 stone.

Pte. A. A. Smith 1040 A Coy, 10, A.I.F., Malta 6.1.16

Both legs were blown off by a shell explosion whilst in his dug-out behind the trenches to the right of Lone Pine.

He died in the dressing station on the beach. Informant received the above account of Hodder’s death from J. Thomas, Stretcher-bearer, 10 A.I.F.

Ref: Sgt. Neave, 131, Sporting Club Hospital, Heliopolis, Cairo 10.1.16

Court of Inquiry held in France 7.9.17 found this soldier K. in A. on or about 9.8.15. No hospital admission nor place of burial available.

H.Q. 11.12.17

London 13.12.17

http://static.awm.gov.au/images/collection/pdf/RCDIG1047376–1-.pdf

Aust Red Cross Enquiry pdf

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