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| Name | ODGERS – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 85th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1588 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 24th August 1839 / 17 years 8 months / Plymouth Devon England Copper miner |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5Ft 6½ in Pale / Hazel / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | North America – 3 years 5 months West Indies – 2 years 5 months |
| Length of Service | 14 years 325 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Corporal / 24th October 1854 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Bristol |
| Pension Districts | 1854 Bristol July 1857 – September 1880 Western Australia 1881 South Australia (no pension details) |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem: originally for 3 years after discharge but received permanent pension in 1857 in Western Australia May 1874 pension increased to 1/3d for service to Enrolled Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 19th March 1857 London England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CLARA 3rd July 1857 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 2nd December 1821 St Clement Cornwall England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 1st July 1822 St Clement Cornwall England |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | ODGERS John c1775 Cornwall England |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Harriet c1795 Cornwall England Not yet known |
| Siblings | Richard bap 30th March 1823 St Clement Cornwall England Ann B c1828 St Clement Cornwall England Thomas B c1834 St Clement Cornwall England |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | LYNCH Honora (Ann) B c1831 Limerick Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 25th July 1846 Limerick Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | John B c1853 unknown location M 1st CANTWELL Mary Joseph 28th November 1876 Fremantle Western Australia M 2nd MOULAN Norah 1907 Perth Western Australia D 28th May 1908 East Perth Western Australia Alfred B Not yet known D Not yet known Clara B Not yet known (possibly named after the Clara) D Not yet known Mary Jane B c1863 M FOHRMAN John 14th June 1886 Glanville South Australia D 9th March 1898 Port Adelaide South Australia Alice V. B Not yet known M HEARD Harold 25th February 1911 D Not yet known |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | 13th December 1866 assigned Lot P26 of one acre at North Fremantle |
| Occupation after Arrival | Town Hall Porter Hindmarsh South Australia |
| Newspaper Articles | Chronicle (Adelaide) 15th August 1896 Advertiser (Adelaide) Monday 11th December 1905 page 6 West Australian Saturday 30th May 1908 The Register (Adelaide) Wednesday 30th June 1909 page 5 |
| Departure from Western Australia | May have departed Western Australia from Fremantle per Otway 29th September 1880: in South Australia in 1881 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 24th March 1907 Brompton Adelaide South Australia Wallaroo Cemetery South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 5th April 1915 Wallaroo South Australia Wallaroo Cemetery (tentative) South Autralia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | John Odgers (Jnr) and his second wife Norah Moulan were involved in a tragic murder suicide in East Perth Western Australia 27th June 1909 memorial erected over John Odgers’ (Snr) grave at Wallaroo Cemetery by the Daly District IOOF, MU (Masons) |