Background
Hodge was born in Kent, England, and was educated at The Judd School in Tonbridge, where he has a house named in his honour.
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Following the outbreak of war, Hodge – like many others – enlisted in the armed forces with the illusion of being part of a glorious battle. Hodge survived the war, but with great regret – stating ""I lost all my youth, the best years of my life you might say and I lost so many friends. A few medals don"t make up for that.
He also appeared in the second part of American Broadcasting Company"s 1999 series "The Century: America"s Time", in a segment entitled "Shell Shock – The Great War".
He was President of the British First World War Veterans’ Association.
Achievements
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Nobody wins in a war, they lost but we didn"t win." In 1995, after passing 100 years old, Hodge was one of the veterans to appear in "Age of Hope" – the first part of the Emmy Award-winning British Broadcasting Corporation/Public Broadcasting Service series "People"s Century" – where he recounted his experiences of the war.
