Geoffrey Frank ODDIE

Regimental number61451
Date of birth13 December 1899
Place of birthHawthorn, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStudent
AddressPretty Tower, Skipton, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18.3
Height6' 2.25"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinFather, T Oddie, Pretty Tower, Skipton, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed for 4 years in the Senior Cadets; 8 months in the Melbourne University Rifles, Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date18 March 1918
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th General (Victorian) Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/111/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A37 Barambah on 31 August 1918
Rank from Nominal RollActing Sergeant
Unit from Nominal RollAIF Headquarters
FateReturned to Australia 18 July 1919
Discharge date22 September 1919
Other details

War service: England

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Takada', 18 July 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Melbourne, 22 September 1919.

Medal: British War Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No V361358.
SourcesNAA: B2455, ODDIE Geoffrey Frank