Edmond Boddam (23 November 1879 – 9 September 1959) was an Australian
cricket
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er. He played five
first-class matches for
Tasmania
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between 1910 and 1914.
He served with the
Army Medical Corps
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in
World War I
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and was awarded the
MC in the
1916 Birthday Honours
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.
See also
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List of Tasmanian representative cricketers
References
External links
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1879 births
1959 deaths
Australian recipients of the Military Cross
Australian military personnel of World War I
Australian cricketers
Tasmania cricketers
Cricketers from Hobart
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