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Norman Alfred Hodgkinson Memorial Window

Norman Alfred Hodgkinson Memorial Window
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All Saints' Church memorial window
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All Saints' Church memorial window, close up
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This memorial window is dedicated to the memory of Private Norman A. Hodgkinson and is located in the All Saints Anglican Church Warriors' Chapel, Moree

On 21 July 1952, the North West Champion reported J.S. Moyes, Right Reverend The Lord Bishop of Armidale, was to dedicate "several memorials in All Saints' Church including four stained glass windows", on Sunday, 27 July. The dedication may have included this window. 

Norman Alfred Hodgkinson was born on 31 March 1914 at Moree. He enlisted in the Australian Army at Paddington, NSW, on 24 September 1941. As a Private and a member of the 2/12 Field Ambulance, he died at sea on 14 May 1943. Hodgkinson was about the 2/3rd Australian Hospital Ship Centaur, travelling from Sydney to Cairns, when it was sunk by a Japanese submarine off the Queensland coast.

Inscription

A.M.D.G. IN MEMORY OF

Pte. NORMAN A. HODGKINSON

KILLED IN ACTION 1943.

Veterans listed on this memorial

Veterans listed on this memorial

Last held rank Given name Family name Conflict/s Service No. Service Campaign Read more
Private Norman A Hodgkinson World War 2 NX48142 Army 2/3rd Australian Hospital Ship (AHS) Centaur view

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Address
All Saints Anglican Church
101 Boston Street
Moree NSW 2400
Local Government Area
Moree Plains Shire
Setting
Building – inside
Location status
Original location
Memorial type
Stained glass window
Recorded by
Graham Wilson OAM
Year of construction
1952
Dedication date
27 July 1952
Conflict/s
Second World War, 1939–45
Materials
Glass