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O'DELL, Alexander Roy
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1568, 1184, 1568, 1184 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 May 1915, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 2nd (Divisional) Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF |
| Born: | Brompton, South Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Brompton, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Horse Trainer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1568, 1184, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1568, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1568, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle | |
| 11 Jun 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 2nd (Divisional) Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF, From 28th Battalion | |
| 2 Aug 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 1184, 2nd (Divisional) Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF, Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit due to heart issues. Service number had bee changed to prevent duplication |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his cousin Vera Goodfellow of Brompton, SA later changed to his wife Kitty O'Dell of Gillingham Street, Victoria, London, England.
Commenced return to Australia on 4 May 1917 aboard HS Themistocles disembarking on 25 June 1917.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal