Alexander ODERS

Regimental number7039
Date of birth22 November 1894
Place of birthEstom, Russia
ReligionOrthodox
OccupationLabourer
AddressSailors Rest, Fremantle, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs. M. Kartan, Gatharina Street, Pernan, Russia
Enlistment date8 May 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll4 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, 23rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/28/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 23 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 21 June 1919
Discharge date10 September 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 22 March 1917; discharged from hospital, 13 July 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 114 days.

Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 28 August 1917; discharged to duty, 18 October 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 52 days.

Wounded in action (gas), 23 August 1918.

Married Constance Evelyne WAKEMAN, spinster, aged 22, Register Office, Hackney, 27 December 1918.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Koningin Luise', 21 June 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), 10 September 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No W1672.
Date of death21 April 1983
Age at death88
Place of burialFremantle Cemetery, Palmyra, Western Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, ODERS Alexander