Born at Cheltenham.
1851 Census
St George, Hanover Square.
Joseph Hodges, 42, Engineer.
Three children shown: Frederick 19, Charles Alfred 17, Labourer, born Cheltenham, Henry E. 13.
Enlisted at London on the 28th of February 1855.
Age: 20.
Height: 5' 8".
Trade: Engine fitter.
Service, discharge and pension
Deserted from Canterbury on the 20th of September 1856.
Can find no further trace to March of 1865.
Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasp for Sebastopol and the Turkish medal.