ODLUM, Leslie George
| Service Number: | 5161 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 January 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kensington, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Royal Park, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Traveller |
| Died: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 24 December 1977, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Dodonaea, Wall R, Niche 24. Cremation service held on 28 December 1977 |
| Memorials: | Coburg Moreland State School No 2837 Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5161, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5161, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5161, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Melbourne | |
| 26 Dec 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5161, 7th Infantry Battalion, Gassed. | |
| 4 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5161, 7th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the head fracturing his skull. | |
| 24 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5161, 7th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Pilkington Odlum and Evelina Cecilia Odlum nee Gillman of ''Basilwood, Royal Parade, Royal Park, Victoria.
Leslie was granted unpaid leave between 16 September 1918 until 13 March 1919
Commenced return to Australia on 11 April 1919 aboard SS Grampian via America which at his expense then to connect with SS Sonmona at St. Frises disembarking on 27 May 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Melbourne.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Husband of Florence Odlum nee Brown. George and Florence were married on 31 August 1918 in St. Paul's Church, Weymouth, Dorset, England. Vicar J. Martyn Fisher officiated.