| Regimental number | 1168 |
| Place of birth | Halifax, England |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Hannah Odgen, 56 Kitson Street, Shipsley Bradford Yorkshire, England |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 9th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/26/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 47th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Other details |
Wounded in action, 8 August 1916 (gun shot wound, left hand). Admitted to 16th Field Ambulance, 12 April 1917 (venereal disease); transferred to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 19 April 1917; escaped from Bulford, 16 August 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 127 days. Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 13 December 1917; discharged under escort, 14 February 1918; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 64 days. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Franlfurt', 1 July 1919 |
| Date of death | |
| Place of burial | Mt Thompson Crematorium, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, OGDEN Joseph |