| Accession Number | P07655.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Directorate of Graves Registration |
| Place made | New Guinea1: Papua New Guinea, Papua, Owen Stanley Range, Kokoda Wairopi Area |
| Date made | c 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Original cross at Kokoda War Cemetery marking the grave of WX8925 Private (Pte) Peter Hodge, 2/16 ...
Description
Original cross at Kokoda War Cemetery marking the grave of WX8925 Private (Pte) Peter Hodge, 2/16 Battalion, of Thornbury, Vic. Pte Hodge enlisted in Claremont, WA, on 25 October 1940. On 29 August 1942 he was killed in action in Papua, aged 23. Pte Hodge's remains were later re-interred at Bomana War Cemetery, Port Moresby.