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ODLAM, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5025 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 December 1915, Enlisted at Casula, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Divisional Salvage Company |
| Born: | Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, 20 November 1972 |
| Home Town: | Leichhardt, Ipswich, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, 22 January 1929, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5025, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Casula, NSW | |
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| 5 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 5025, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 5025, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ajana, Sydney | |
| 29 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 36th Infantry Battalion, From 19th Battalion | |
| 4 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Divisional Salvage Company, From 36th Battalion | |
| 31 Jul 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5025, 3rd Divisional Salvage Company, Discharged at the 2nd MIlitary District as medically unfit due to hernia |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Sarah Maria May nee McCardell of Redmond Street, Leichhardt, NSW. Thomas a Sarah married on 16 April 1900 In Annandale, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 12 May 1918 aboard HT Ruahine disembarking on 5 July 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal