ODELL, Reuben Edward
| Service Number: | 20505 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 September 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Army Medical Corps (AIF) |
| Born: | Waimua, New Zealand., 1873 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Salvation Army Officer |
| Died: | Camberwell, Victoria, Australia, 1954, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Daylesford WW1 (Unknown) Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Sep 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 20505, Australian Army Medical Corps WW1 | |
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| 17 Jul 1918: | Involvement Private, 20505, Army Medical Corps (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jul 1918: | Embarked Private, 20505, Army Medical Corps (AIF), HMAT Borda, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Ross Martin
Reuben was born in New Zealand in 1873 and worked as a goldminer prior to joining the Salvation Army in Australia as an Officer.
He served at Berringa, Trentham and Ballarat before transferring to Adelaide, SA where he worked at the Beaumont Mens Home.
He enlisted in Adelaide on 15/9/1917 and left Australia (Sydney) on 17/7/1918 as part of the Medical Corps.
He arrived in the UK too late to serve in France, and served in a military hospital at Sutton Very, Wiltshire, UK.
Reuben married to Elizabeth while in the UK, and retired from the Salvation Army when they returned to Australia. After living in WA at Kalgoolie and Fremantle they returned to Victoria and lived in the Camberwell area.
Reuben died in 1954.