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ODDY, John Pitts
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 34215 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 November 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 7th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Deniliquin, Deniliquin, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Drover |
| Died: | Result of car accident, Hay, New South Wales, Australia, 7 November 1926 |
| Cemetery: |
Deniliquin General Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Deniliquin War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 34215, Field Artillery Brigades, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 13 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 11 May 1917: | Embarked Driver, 34215, Field Artillery Brigades, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 11 May 1917: | Involvement Driver, 34215, Field Artillery Brigades, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, In France | |
| 17 Oct 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 34215, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, Wound to the head damaging his left eye | |
| 12 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 34215, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to wound to the left eye |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Joseph Oddy and Marion Oddy nee Russell of Deniliquin, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 5 March 1919 aboard HT Nevasa disembarking on 25 April 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal