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ODGERS, Edwin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2646 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 July 1916, Enlisted at Newcastle, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Australian Veterinary Hospital |
| Born: | Nundle, New South Wales, Australia, 1878 |
| Home Town: | Cessnock, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia, 29 May 1958, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Commemorated with a plaque in the NSW Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2646, 35th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Newcastle, NSW | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2646, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2646, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Sydney | |
| 10 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2646, 35th Infantry Battalion, Shell shock | |
| 31 Jul 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Veterinary Hospital, From 35th Battalion | |
| 24 Aug 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2646, Australian Veterinary Hospital, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Odgers and Jane Odgers nee Thomas of Nundle, NSW.
During 1907c Edwin married Elizabeth Page in NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 7 June 1919 aboard HT Essex disembarking on 1 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal