HODGE, Thomas Elliott Mays
| Service Number: | 403052 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 December 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | No. 4 Elementary Flying Training School Mascot |
| Born: | Snettisham, Norfolk, England, 21 November 1915 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Accident, Eastlakes, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 5 April 1941, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" New South Wales Cremation Memorial, Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 403052 | |
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| 9 Dec 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 403052, No. 4 Elementary Flying Training School Mascot |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Sergeant Jack Holt 3514 and Leading Aircraftman Thomas Hodge 403052 were killed when Tiger Moth A17-254 crashed on to the Lakes Golf Links in Sydney after it collided in flight with Tiger Moth A17-252 - both aircraft were from Number 4 Elementary Flying Training School based at Mascot airfield
The crew of Tiger Moth A17-252 both survived the incident after being able to crash-land their aircraft - Pilot Officer John Cherry 291880 and John Pettett 403372 (O211029)
The two fatalities were cremated at the Eastern Suburbs Crematorium (Sydney) and they are commemorated on the NSW Cremation Memorial