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ODDY, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6092 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 March 1916, Enlisted at Fremantle, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Stockton, New South Wales, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Horse Driver |
| Died: | Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia, 7 January 1960, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fremantle Cemetery, Western Australia Crematorium A, Garden A, Position 0071. Commemorated with a plaque in the WA Garden of Remembrance, Wall 4, Row G. |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, North Fremantle Cenotaph |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6092, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Fremantle, WA | |
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| 7 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 6092, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 6092, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle | |
| 15 Apr 1917: | Imprisoned Captured at Boursies. Interned at Reincourt, Germany. Repatriated to England on 19 December 1918 | |
| 29 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6092, 11th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Joseph Oddy and Amelia Oddy nee Marsden of Stockton, NSW.
Next of kin given as his sister Lily Aisbett of Thompson Road, North Fremantle, WA.
Commenced return to Australia on 3 March 1919 aboard HT Euripides disembarking on 10 April 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1920c William married Dolly Florence Burns in Fremantle, WA