Robert John "Jack" Lodge
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| Birth: | , Beverley, Western Australia |
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| Death: | , Hollywood Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia |
| Parents: | Sarah Constance Lodge (née Leake) 1860–1939 Thomas Soutter Lodge 1852–1938 |
| Siblings: | Helen Rose Hall (née Lodge) 1888–1967 Joan Soutter Martin (née Lodge) 1892–1990 Robert John "Jack" Lodge 1894–1971 |
| Partners: | Enid Joan Lodge (née McRae) 1893 – 1949-11-07 |
| Children: | Nancy Lodge 1921–1994 Henry Souttar Lodge b.1924 Arthur Oliver Lodge 1933–2022 Thomas Alexander John Lodge 1926–2005 |
| Keywords: | H.M. Wilson Archives · HSL's collection · military (create) |
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Permalink: archives.org.au/RJL Wikitree: Lodge-1096 FamilySearch: GMS9-MNR Ancestry: 312546208965 |
Robert John 'Jack' Lodge was born in Beverley on 25 August 1894[1] to Sarah and Thomas Lodge,[2] the youngest of their three children and their only son.
The South-Western News, Busselton, 25 October 1918:[3]
Mr. T.S. Lodge has received a private communication from England stating that his son, Bombardier 'Jack' Lodge, is on his way to Australia.
Bombardier Lodge has been on active service since the early stages of the war.
Military service
The following from the City of Bunbury's Anzac Heroes website:[4]
- Service Number: 1840
- Rank: Corporal
- Unit/Division: 3rd Army Field Artillery Brigade
- Enlistment Date: 1914-09-01
- Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill, Western Australia
- Embarkation Port: Fremantle
- Embarkation Date: 1914-10-31
- Embarkation Ship: Medic
- Disembarkation Port: Alexandria
- Disembarkation Date: 1914-11-26
- Locations Served: Egypt, England, Gallipoli, Western Front
- Discharge Date: 1919-02-17
- Occupation: Clerk
- Address: Forrest Street Cottesloe WA
- Height: 170 cm
- Weight: 64 kg
- Next of Kin: Father, Thomas Soutter Lodge
- Next of Kin Address: Busselton, Western Australia
- Religion: Church of England
| Completed Medical Examination Bellevue, and joined Depot Company Blackboy Hill as Private. | |
| To Overseas Training Base Egypt | |
| Embarked Alexandria Egypt with Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces for Gallipoli Peninsula | |
| Admitted No. 2 Australian General Hospital Ghezireh Egypt ( Sprained Ankle ) ex 1st Field Ambulance ex 2nd Casualty Clearing Station | |
| Admitted 1st Australian Aux Hospital Heliopolis Egypt | |
| Transferred British Red Cross Convalescent Hospital Montazah Egypt | |
| Discharged to Agricultural Hall Cairo Egypt | |
| Rejoined Unit in the field Tel-el-Kebir Egypt ex Injury | |
| Mustered as Gunner Tel-el-Kebir Egypt | |
| Disembarked Marseilles France ex Alexandria Egypt | |
| Appointed ACTING BOMBARDIER in the field France | |
| Granted Leave England | |
| Rejoined Unit in the field France ex Leave | |
| Promoted BOMBARDIER in the field France | |
| Granted Leave England ex Duty Belgium | |
| Rejoined Unit in the field Belgium ex Leave | |
| Admitted 2nd Casualty Clearing Station Belgium ( ICT Buttock ) | |
| Rejoined Battalion in the field Belgium ex Injury | |
| Admitted 26th General Hospital Etaples France ( Adenitis Right Axilla ) ex 2nd Casualty Clearing Station | |
| Evacuated/Admitted 5th Southern General Hospital Portsmouth England ( ICT Left Arm ) | |
| Admitted 3rd Australian Aux Hospital Dartford England | |
| Granted Leave England | |
| To No. 1 Command Depot Perham Downs England ex Leave | |
| To RBAA Heytesbury England ex Perham Downs | |
| Rejoined Unit in the field France ex Injury | |
| Wounded in Action France ( Gassed ) | |
| Admitted 30th General Hospital Calais France ex 1st Australian Field Ambulance ex 2nd Casualty Clearing Station then to Ambulance Train | |
| Discharged to Australian General Base Depot Rouelles France ex No. 7 and No. 10 Convalescent Depots France | |
| Rejoined Unit in the field France ex Base Depot ex Wounded | |
| Appointed TEMPORARY CORPORAL in the field France | |
| Promoted CORPORAL ( TEMPORARY SERGEANT ) in the field France | |
| Embarked Havre France to Southampton England then to Parkhouse prior to Return to Australia | |
| Embarked England for Australia per ” Port Lyttleton ” | |
| Disembarked Australia | |
| Discharged from Service |
RTA after Anzac service, 1951.[5]
In 1939 (when his mother died) he was living in Capel.[6]
References
- ↑ "Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTDZ-ML6 : 28 January 2020), Robert John Lodge, 1894.
- ↑ Index to the WA Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Beverley district birth, reg. no. 1789.
- ↑ PERSONAL. (1918, October 25). The South-Western News (Busselton, WA), p. 3. Retrieved June 23, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article148130944
- ↑ Lodge, Robert John on Anzac Heros by the City of Bunbury.
- ↑ X-A.I.F. MAN INJURED (1951, April 26). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), p. 16. Retrieved July 22, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article48194078
- ↑ Family Notices. The West Australian 16 May 1939, p. 1. Retrieved November 16, 2014, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article46390957
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