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
Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...
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
This is a list of cricket players who have played representative cricket for Tasmania in Australia.
It includes players that have played at least one match, in senior first-class, List A cricket, or Twenty20 matches. Practice matches are not i ...
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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