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ODGERS, Reginald Jacob
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4262 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Campbell's Creek, Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Campbells Creek, Mount Alexander, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Campbell's Creek State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Machinist |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 25 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Campbells Creek Primary School War Memorial, Castlemaine Campbells Creek Methodist Church Great War Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4262, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 29 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 4262, 5th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 4262, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Bennet and Eliza Eddy Odgers of 19 Martin Street, Caulfield, Vic. formerly of Campbells Creek, Castlemaine, Vic.; brother of Gilbert Ray Odgers and Ivy Alexandra Odgers,
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Citizen forces for about 3 years
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