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Ian Hodgson was born in courntry NSW on the 8th December 1931. |
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| 1950 |
Enlisted into the Citizen Military Forces attaining the rank of Sergeant |
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| 1957 |
Enlisted into the Australian Regular Army and commenced Recruit Training at Kapooka, NSW |
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Commenced RAA Corps training at the School of Artillery on 3.7 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Guns and remained in situ for Radar Training. Once the Heavy AA Battery was made redundant he attended a Field Artillery Conversion Course on 25 Pounders and qualified as Gun Number Layer.
Attended a Junior NCO's Course at the School of Artillery and qualified |
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| 1958 |
Posted to the School of Artillery to Wallaby Troop. Attended a Senior NCO's Course and qualified |
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| 1960 |
Posted to 111 Light Anti-Aircraft Battery as a Command Post Bombardier |
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| 1962 |
Promoted as the Command Post Sergeant |
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| 1964 |
Operationally deployed with 111 Light Anti-Aircraft Battery to Butterworth, Malaysia via the HMAS Sydney troopship |
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| 1965 |
Posted to 131 Divisional Locating Battery North Head, Manly NSW |
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| 1966 |
Posted to 110 Light Anti-Aircraft Battery Woodside as the Command Post Sergeant and then deployed to Butterworth, Malaysia to replace 111 Light Anti-Aircraft Battery |
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| 1968 |
Promoted to Warrant Officer Class Two to 121 Light Anti-Aircraft Battery Darwin as the Training Warrant Officer |
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| 1969 |
Attended Warrant Officers Gunnery Course at the School of Artillery. Qualified with a recommendation to attend the Long Air Defence Gunner Course in the United Kingdom |
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| 1969 |
Attended the Australian Army Training Team Course at Canungra, QLD |
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| 1970 |
Posted to the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam |
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| 1971 |
Evacuated to 1st Field Hospital, Ingleburn NSW |
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| 1971 |
Posted to Central Command Adelaide, South Australia as the Regimental Instructor |
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| 1974 |
Posted as the Battery Sergeant-Major Recruit Training Wing School of Artillery |
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| 1976 |
Posted on promotion to Warrant Officer Class One to the 15th Field Regiment, Melbourne VIC as the Regimental Sergeant Major |
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| 1977 |
Posted to 16 Air Defence Regiment, Woodside SA as the Regimental Sergeant-Major |
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| 1980 |
Discharged from the Army |
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| On completion of my service with the Australian Army I entered the South Australian Supreme Court as a Tip Staff to a Supreme Court Jundge. After a short while in the courts I was promoted as the Chief Tip Staff to the Chief Justice of the South Australian Supreme Court. After 15 years service I finally retired. |
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| Service is a privilege and I believe I have done my duty with pride. |
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