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ODGERS, Hugh Fielding
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 35008 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 June 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 5th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Brighton East, Bayside, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Petersham, New South Wales, Australia, 9 April 1958, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, NSW West Loggia, Wall H, Niche 109 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 35008, Field Artillery Brigades, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 9 Nov 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 35008, Field Artillery Brigades, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1917: | Embarked Gunner, 35008, Field Artillery Brigades, HMAT Port Sydney, Melbourne | |
| 16 Aug 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, In France | |
| 24 Aug 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , From 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 24 Aug 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , From 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 18 Feb 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 35008, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Harold Fielding Odgers and Frances Annetta Odgers nee Biers of Normanby Street, Middle Brighton, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 7 November 1919 aboard SS Dongarra disembarking on 19 January 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1926c Hugh married Doris Grainger in Sydney, NSW