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Joseph Wellesley Odlum

In memory of:

Corporal Joseph Wellesley Odlum

April 24, 1915

Military Service

Service Number:

16608

Age:

27

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)

Division:

7th Bn.

Citation(s):

1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory medal

Additional Information

Born:

February 14, 1888
Tokyo, Japan

Enlistment:

September 23, 1914
Valcartier, Quebec

Husband of Olive Odlum of Lodi, California.

Commemorated on Page 31 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

PERTH CEMETERY (CHINA WALL)
Belgium

Grave Reference:

XIII. B. 5.

Location:

PERTH CEMETERY (CHINA WALL) is located 3 Km east of Ieper town centre, on the Maaldestedestraat a road leading from the Meenseweg (N8), connecting Ieper to Menen. From Ieper town centre the Meenseweg is located via Torhoutstraat and right onto Basculestraat. Basculestraat ends at a main cross roads, directly over which begins the Meenseweg. 1.7 Km along the Meenseweg at a major roundabout lies the right hand turning onto the Maaldestedestraat. The cemetery itself is located 1 Km along the Maaldestedestraat on the left hand side of the road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Vancouver Daily Province April 1915........Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Vancouver Daily Province April 1915........Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Vancouver Daily Province April 1915........Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Vancouver Daily Province April 1915........Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • War Diary– Courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England Extract from war diary report on the 1915 gas attack written by Major Victor Wentworth Odlum, brother of Cpl Joseph Wellesley Odlum, 7th Battalion, 3rd Bde, who was killed 24.4.15. In it, Maj. Odlum mentions his brother being "blown to pieces by a shell".

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    War Diary – Courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England Extract from war diary report on the 1915 gas attack written by Major Victor Wentworth Odlum, brother of Cpl Joseph Wellesley Odlum, 7th Battalion, 3rd Bde, who was killed 24.4.15. In it, Maj. Odlum mentions his brother being "blown to pieces by a shell".
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Daily Colonist of May 12, 1915. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist57y131uvic#mode/1up

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Daily Colonist of May 12, 1915. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist57y131uvic#mode/1up
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  • Grave Marker– Photo courtesy of Mark Banning, England.

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    Grave Marker – Photo courtesy of Mark Banning, England.
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