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Full Name
Samuel Hodge
Rank Last Held
Staff Sergeant
Forename(s)
Samuel
Surname
Hodge
War
World War II, 1939-1945
Serial No.
25878
Gender
Male
First Known Rank
Sergeant
Occupation before Enlistment
Lorry driver
Next of Kin
Mrs J.M. Hodge (wife), Koutu, Rotorua, New Zealand
Marital Status
Married
Enlistment Address
Koutu, Rotorua, New Zealand
Military District
Rotorua
Body on Embarkation
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)
Embarkation Unit
28 (Maori) Battalion
Nominal Roll Number
WW2 4
Page on Nominal Roll
WW2 163
Campaigns
Western Desert
Last Unit Served
28 (Maori) Battalion
Place of Death
Western Desert
Date of Death
29 October 1942
Age at Death
28
Year of Death
1942
Cemetery Name
El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt
Grave Reference
XIII. H. 20.
Memorial Name
  • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories
  • Whakarewarewa, Te Hokowhitu-a-tu Memorial Gateway, Rotorua
Biographical Notes
Samuel Hodge was the son of Charlie Hodge and of Alice Hodge (nee Brady), of Ohinemutu; husband of Joanna Hodge, of Koutu.
Description of Image
  • Whakarewarewa, Te Hokowhitu-a-tu Memorial Gateway, (photo J Chong, 1998)
  • Whakarewarewa, Te Hokowhitu-a-tu Memorial Gateway, Roll of Honour 1939-1945 (photo J Chong, 1998)
  • Whakarewarewa, Te Hokowhitu-a-tu Memorial Gateway, comemorative plaque (photo J Chong, 1998)
Further References
Sources Used
  • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force Nominal Roll No. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941.) Wellington: Blundell Bros. Ltd.,Printers. 1941
  • Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.
  • Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org