Matthew Roscoe HODGSON
Born 7 September 1908 in Prestatyn, Denbighshire, Wales [16]
Son of Thomas Garstang and Ethel Mary HODGSON [17]
Departed London, England on the Orama and arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 3 April 1928 [63]
Contractor in Carnamah in 1931 and 1932 [19] [50]
Enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force on 6 June 1941 [16]
Sergeant 406529 in the Royal Australian Air Force's 13th Squadron during the Second World War [16]
Killed in Action on 12 January 1942 in a flying battle in Celebes, Indonesia[18]
Buried at the Ambon War Cemetery on Ambon Island, Indonesia [17]
Husband of Mrs Helen Aitkin Spears HODGSON of Kalamunda [17]
His wife remained of Kalamunda until her death on 16 February 1997, at the age of 90 years [2]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Matthew Roscoe Hodgson' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 26 December 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/matthew-roscoe-hodgson [reference list] |
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