William Odgers
Leading Seaman, Royal Navy
- Register No.
- 940 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Leading Seaman all Leading Seamans →
- Unit
- Royal Navy (register: HMS Niger) all HMS Niger VCs →
- Date of action
- 28 March 1860 on this day → all of 1860 →
- Conflict / campaign
- New Zealand Wars
- London Gazette
- 3rd August 1860 on this day → all of 1860 →
- Born
- 14th February, 1834 at Falmouth, Cornwall
- Died
- 20th December, 1873 at Saltash, Cornwall
- Memorial / grave
- not known
Digest of citation
Leading Seaman Odgers of HMS Niger showed conspicuous gallantry, at 0mata in New Zealand on 28th March 1860, when a party of Naval officers, Seamen and Marines, from his ship, stormed a pass during operations against rebelling Maoris. He was the first person to enter the pass under extremely heavy fire, assisting in the hauling down of the enemy colours
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
ODGERS, William. (reg No. 940).
Leading Seaman. Royal Navy.
London Gazetted on 3rd August 1860.
Born on 14th February, 1834 at Falmouth, Cornwall.
Died on 20th December, 1873 at Saltash, Cornwall.
Memorial not known.
Digest of Citation reads: Leading Seaman Odgers of HMS Niger showed conspicuous gallantry, at 0mata in New Zealand on 28th March 1860, when a party of Naval officers, Seamen and Marines, from his ship, stormed a pass during operations against rebelling Maoris. He was the first person to enter the pass under extremely heavy fire, assisting in the hauling down of the enemy colours.
Additional information:. He later became a Quartermaster in the Coast Guard Service.
Additional information
He later became a Quartermaster in the Coast Guard Service.
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