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O'MODEI, Charles Andrew
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 865 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 January 1916, Enlisted at West Maitland, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | West Maitland, Maitland, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Redhead, New South Wales, Australia, 14 September 1968, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Newcastle Memorial Park (fmly Beresfield Crematorium) Cremated with ashes being scattered at the cemetery |
| Memorials: | West Maitland Superior Public School Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 865, 34th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at West Maitland, NSW | |
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| 2 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 865, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 2 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 865, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 4 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 19th Infantry Battalion, From 34th Battalion | |
| 9 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 53rd Infantry Battalion, From 19th Battalion | |
| 27 Mar 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 865, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Gassed. | |
| 15 Jan 1919: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, London Gazette, 31448, on 11 July 1919; Commonwealth Gazette, 124, on 30 October 1919. | |
| 21 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 865, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to gassing |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Andrew O'Modei and Sarah Jane O'Modei nee Fleet of Mount Pleasant Street, West Maitland, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 15 May 1919 aboard HT Orontes disembarking on 1 July 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1923c Charles married Annie Mona Laurie in West Maitland, NSW. Annie died in during 1936c