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James Nixon Hodgson

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    James Nixon AWMM
  • Surname
    Hodgson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Jim AWMM
  • Service number
    5705 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM 21 Bunny Street, Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Lecturer/Civilian AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr F.J. Hodgson (father), Bag 41, Wairoa, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 5 January 1940 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    5705 AWMM
  • Military service
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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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  • POW serial number

Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Father's name Frederick, mother's name Eliza Amy Hodgson (nee Campbell)

    Twin brother of John Campbell Hodgson (Jack) 34160 who also served in WW2

    Returned from the war and was a lecturer in agricultural economics at Massey University, Palmerston North. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    Palmerston, Otago AWMM
  • Date of death
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Sources

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    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 1 (Embarkations to 31st March, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 1: WW2 83 AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM

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