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Private 42523 Ernest Jesse ODELL - 2nd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment
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| Military History |
Theatre
France & Flanders
Action/Battle/Other
Battle of the Somme
Place of Death
near Lesboeufs
Medals
British War and Victory Medals
Medal Citation (if app)
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Enlisted Date/Place
6 Sep 1914 at Henley in Arden
Other Information/Previous Regiments/Units
- Originally enlisted on 6 Sep 1914 at Birmingham as Pvt 18020 Sherwood Foresters. Discharged as medically unfit on 14 Dec 1914
- Re-enlisted at Stratford on Avon between Nov 1915 and Nov 1916
- A member of A company
- Previously Pvt 26031 Gloucestershire Regiment
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
On the day he was killed the battalion were in the field in the Albert area when they were ordered to attack enemy lines at Hazy and Boriska Trenches located directly east of Lesboeufs. The battalion formed up in "25" and Oxford Trenches and at 3.30pm launched the attack which was almost immediately brought to an end by heavy machine gun and rifle fire. Ernest was one of 80 casualties incurred during the failed attack.| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Bapitsm Date/Place |
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| Jul Qtr 1885 at Dorsington, Stratford on Avon | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Henry A Odell and Mary A. Odell | Little Alne |
| Wife & Marriage Date/Place | Children & Year of Birth |
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