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In memory of:

Corporal Joseph Wellesley Odlum

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Military service

Service number: 16608
Age: 27
Rank: Corporal
Force: Army
Unit/Regiment: Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)
Division: 7th Bn.
Birth: February 14, 1888 Tokyo, Japan
Enlistment: September 23, 1914
Death: April 24, 1915

Burial/memorial information

Grave reference: XIII. B. 5.
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Husband of Olive Odlum of Lodi, California.

In the Books of Remembrance

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Page 31 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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PERTH CEMETERY (CHINA WALL) Belgium

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.

For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

 

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