ODGERS, Clifford Allister Philip
| Service Number: | 9326 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victori |
| Last Rank: | Staff Quartermaster Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 4th Division Headquarters |
| Born: | Nathalia, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Nathalia, Strathbogie, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Accountant |
| Died: | Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, 17 January 1940, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Pittosporum, Wall 1A, Niche 282 Cremation service held on 18 January 1940 |
| Memorials: | Sydney (ANZ) English, Scottish and Australian Bank Great War Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 9326, 1st Divisional Train, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victori | |
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| 31 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 9326, 1st Divisional Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 9326, 1st Divisional Train, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 6 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Division Headquarters, In the field | |
| 9 Mar 1918: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, For continuous good service London Gazette on 28 May 1918, page 6200, position 71 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 24 October 1918, page 2055, position 87 | |
| 3 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Staff Quartermaster Sergeant, 9326, 4th Division Headquarters, Discharged in London, England as medically unfit |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Frederick William Odgers and Elizabeth Jane Odgers nee Phillips of Nathalia, Victoria.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Following his discharge in London Clifford was employed with the Commonwealth Bank, Public Trustee Branch in Australia House. Later he was employed by Singapore Electric Tramways Limited, Straits Settlement in 1921.
In 1928 he wrote to Base Records for a copy of his discharge so he could gain early release from Yatala Prison, Adelaide. He had been convicted under the name of Maxwell Mackay. Arrested on a warrant but the information was withdrawn however he was still convicted and committed to Yatala.
During 1931c Clifford married Florence Belle Auchen in Victoria.