Martin William Hodge

Forenames

Martin William AWMM

Surname

Hodge AWMM

Service number

39073 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

• Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
• Te Arawa, Māori AWMM

Date of birth

b. 1923

Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 18 August 2026 - NZ BDM Death/Birth Records

Place of birth

NZ

Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 18 August 2026 - NZ BDM Birth Records

Birth notes

Son of Mr. J. HODGE (father) of Rotorua

Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 18 August 2026 - Northern Advocate, 29 May 1941, Page 6

Address before enlistment

Unknown AWMM Okere Falls, Rotorua, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

Mrs Hodge (wife), Okere Falls, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Unknown AWMM Married AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

1941 AWMM Crete AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

39073 AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Private AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, B Company AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Second Echelon AWMM

Medical notes

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Private Gardiner, W. (2019). Ake ake kia kaha e!
28 (Maori) Battalion, B Company Gardiner, W. (2019). Ake ake kia kaha e!

Death

22 May 1941 AWMM
Age  22 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Memorial name

• Athens Memorial, Phaleron War Cemetery, Athens, Greece AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
• Rotorua Citizens War Memorial (World War 2) AWMM

Related objects

External links

• 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945
  http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/
  Further Reference
• Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington: Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. Digital copy.
  https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/webarchive/20210104000423/http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Maor.html
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2106569
  Sources Used

References

• Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 2 (Embarkations to 30th June, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  WW2 2: WW2 88
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.
• Gardiner, W. (2019). Ake ake kia kaha e! : Forever brave! : B Company 28 (Maori) Battalion, 1939-1945. Auckland : Bateman Books.
• Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
• McClymont, W. (1959). To Greece. Wellington, N.Z.: Department Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
• Davin, D. (1953). Crete. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.