John Hoddinott was a sergeant of marines in the 38th (Portsmouth) Company when he arrived at Sydney aboard the Supply in January 1788 as part of the First Fleet. He served on the Supply throughout his time in the colony and was discharged at Deptford in May 1792.
* information from Mollie Gillen, The Founders of Australia: A Biographical Dictionary of the First Fleet (1989), p 176
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