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- ↑ "Obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 11 January 1997.
- ↑ Sandy Hodge George Cross Database
- ↑ "No. 34913". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 August 1940. p. 4787.
- ↑ "Hodge, Alexander Mitchell "Sandy"". Traces of War. Retrieved 5 February 2018.