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[Transcriber's notes:
17 December 1915 – leaves Sydney
26 January 1916 – reach Cairo
21 March 1916 – leave Cairo for France
27 March 1916 – arrive in Toulon
5 April 1916 – detailed as a telephony "specialist" and leave for the front (Hazebrouck)
16 April 1916 – leave for front line and stationed in and an Observation Post
27 April 1916 – a German spy is caught
28 April 1916 – experiences first gas attack
4 May 1916 – 1st narrow escape
31 May 1916 – 2nd narrow escape
16 June 1916 – gas attack
21 July 1916 – fighting/action
20 August 1916 – 3rd narrow escape
28 August 1916 – moved to Ypres
5 September 1916 – in Observation Post
8 September 1916 – 4th narrow escape
4 October 1916 – Hodge falsely arrested by Australian troops as a spy
7 October 1916 – German attack repulsed
10 October 1916 – 5th narrow escape
11 October 1916 – Switchboard operator training
28 October 1916 – attached to Artillery Headquarters telephonist staff
22 December 1916 – 6th narrow escape
8 June 1917 – on leave in London
21 June 1917 – returns to the France
18 July 1917 – crosses over from France to Belgium
30 July 1917 – gas attack
31 July 1917 – start of fighting at Passendale (or Passchendaele)
14 October 1917 – meets his brother Stan for the first time during the war
27 October 1917 – in Ypres again
26 December 1917 – Christmas dinner
4 April 1918 – orders to move south from Bailleul to the Somme
8 April 1918 – discusses reputation of Australian troops
9 April 1918 – ordered to return to Flanders (Bailleul) as German troops have broken through the lines previously defended by the Australians
17 April 1918 – 7th narrow escape
19 April 1918 – description of French farms
3 May 1918 – brother Stan severely wounded
13 May 1918 – news of Stan's death and Hodge's thoughts on the matter
29 May 1918 – 8th narrow escape
1 August 1918 – moved south to the Somme
8 August 1918 – start of big battle (Villers Brettoneux), 5 Australian divisions and other colonial troops
9 August 1918 – many prisoners captured
10 August 1918 – description of German officers' accommodation in trenches
17 August 1918 – on leave in England
3 September 1918 – returns to France and to Rosiel about 40 miles further east than when he left to go on leave.
1 October 1918 – Bulgaria surrenders
7 October 1918 m- after nine months at the front, the regiment is relieved and moves out for a three month break
9 November 1918 – peace talks
11 November 1918 – peace, Hodge's thoughts and description of events
15 November 1918 – Australians to participate in a march to the Rhine
18 November 1918 – start marching to the Rhine
24 November 1918 – reach Hindenburg Line
26 November 1918 – Australians told they will not be going to the Rhine but will stop at Charleroi in Belgium
15 December 1918 – arrive at Morialme, as far east as they go
27 December 1918 – confirmation the troops will remain in Morialme for four months. Christmas dinner (Victory Xmas)
23 February 1919 – told he would be leaving for home on 17 March 1919
12 March 1919 – start the trip home via England
1 April 1919 – arrive in England and goes on pre-embarkation leave
4 May 1919 – participates in march past of 12,000 colonial troops in London
12 May 1919 – embarks for Australia
1 July 1919 – arrives in Sydney]
[See end of transcript for placenames and corrections]
Civil Address
Treconey
100 North Steyne
Manly
Sydney
N.S.W.
17.12.15
Harrington
Kangaroo St.
Manly
Sydney
9.2.17