Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918
O'Dee A H J Pte 4102 Albert Hector James 29 Inf Bn 20 Clerk Single R C
Address: Moonee Ponds, Dickens St, 26
Next of Kin: O'Dee, Frederick, father, 26 Dickens St, Moonee Ponds
Enlisted: 8 Aug 1916
Embarked: A16 Port Melbourne 21 Oct 1916
Relatives on Active Service:
O'Dee-C-B-Pte-651672 brother
O'Dee L F Pte 610 brother
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Mr. and Mrs. F. O'Dee, of Moonee Ponds, have received word that their second youngest son, Bert, has gained his commission on the field in France. He is 21 years of age and enlisted in 1916.
Their eldest son, Les. O'Dee, has recently returned from the front, after having been severely wounded on the Somme in November, 1916.
SOCIAL. (1918, February 14). Table Talk (Melbourne, Vic. : 1885 - 1939), p. 30. Retrieved September 2, 2014, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article146645504
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Mentioned in this publication
Essendon Gazette 8 Mar 1917 a poem entitled "Australians" said to have been written at Durban.
War Service Commemorated
Essendon Town Hall L-R
Essendon Gazette Roll of Honour With the Colours
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