Hodgkinson, Arthur Herbert
SURNAME
Hodgkinson
NAME
Arthur Herbert
PLACE OF BIRTH
Thornborough, Qld
OCCUPATION
Labourer
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
Port Douglas
DATE OF ENLISTMENT
18/01/1915
NEXT OF KIN
A W Hodgkinson (father), Bowen, then Brisbane
LINK TO DOUGLAS SHIRE
Enlisted in Port Douglas
REGIMENT 1
15th Battalion AIF
RANK
Private
CAMPAIGN 1
Gallipoli
KILLED IN ACTION
Yes, 8/08/1915, Gallipoli
OTHER INFORMATION
Awarded the 1914/15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal.
STORY OUTLINE
Born in Thornborough (interestingly, a centre for the Hodgkinson goldfields), Arthur Herbert Hodgkinson had moved to Douglas Shire as a labourer when he enlisted at Port Douglas in January 1915.
With the 15th Battalion, he was thrust into fierce battle in Gallipoli on 2nd August. He was listed as 'wounded on 7th or 8th August' then wounded and missing - it was not until the Court of Enquiry in April 1916 that he was announced killed in action. However, his father, also Arthur Hodkinson, had received advice in early September 1915 that he was wounded, wrote requesting an address, was given an address for his wounded son, and so the anxious father no doubt wrote to a son believed wounded but already dead.
SERVICE NO
1956
