Papers of George Odgers
MSS 161
Collection Title
Papers of George OdgersCollection Identifier
MSS 161Inclusive date(s)
1986 to 1988Extent and Medium
Creator(s)
Category
Subject: Person(s)
Subject: Organisation(s)
Collection Description
This collection comprises manuscript papers produced by George Odgers for two of his books Aces wild (1988) and Army Australia : an illustrated history (1988).
Administrative / Biographical history
George James Odgers was born on 29 March 1916 in Perth, Western Australia. He was educated at Perth Boys High School and studied at the University of Western Australia and completed a Master of Arts at Melbourne University.
Odgers worked as a journalist on the Argus and The Age. He enlisted in the Australian Army on the 25 October 1943, serving in New Guinea and Borneo, and was discharged on 8 August 1945. He enlisted with the Royal Australian Air Force and served in the Korean War, in Malaya and in Vietnam retiring as a Group Captain in 1981. In 1965 he became head of Public Relations for the Department of Air, and in 1975 head of Historical Studies for the Department of Defence. He was also a military historian and wrote a number of books on the history of the Australian armed services and was appointed an official World War 2 war historian.
George Odgers died on 20 March 2008.
References retrieved 8 July 2008
Austlit : The Australian Literature Resource
World War Two Nominal Roll
Nominal Roll of Australian Veterans of the Korean War
Nominal Roll of Vietnam Veterans
Acquisition Details
System of arrangement
The collection has been arranged in box then folder order.
Access Restrictions
Other
The collection is available for research.Reproduction Restrictions
Existence and Location of Orginals
Related and Separated Materials
Further papers of George Odgers are held by the Australian War Memorial, in MSS0639 George Odgers.
Disclaimer
This collection contains a variety of copyright material. Copyright is held by the creator of each item. Specific conditions for this collection are listed above. If no conditions are stipulated then the standard terms of the Copyright Act apply for published and unpublished items. Digitised material from manuscript collections is provided to clients by UNSW Canberra in good faith for private study and research only, and may not be published or re-purposed without the express and written permission of the individual legal holder of that copyright. Refer also to the UNSW copyright, disclaimer and takedown policy.