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Name	Francis Joseph Hoddinott
Born	31 May, 1913 Tambo, Queensland, Australia
Died	13 December, 1997 (aged 84) Wahroonga, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Education *	Armidale City Public School (NSW) (student, ?-1927) Slade School (Warwick, Qld) (student, 1928-1932)
Occupation or Descriptor *	station hand (1930-1939) New South Wales, Australia soldier (1939-1941) Federal, Australia army officer (1941-1945) Federal, Australia real estate agent (1945-1970) New South Wales, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (army officer) Aitape-Wewak campaign (1944-45) (army officer) Battle of Tobruk, 1941 (soldier) Kokoda Track campaign (army officer) Siege of Tobruk, 1941 (soldier) Syrian Campaign, 1941 (soldier) 3rd Battalion (army officer, 1941-1945)
Awards	Distinguished Conduct Medal (recipient, 1941) Military Medal (recipient, 1942)
Key Places *	Caldervale (Qld) (resident, 1913-1924)

* Dates are approximate

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