James Bodell
James Bodell (c. 1831 – 23 September 1892) was a New Zealand soldier, businessman, local politician and writer. He was born in Arnold, Nottinghamshire, England and was Mayor of Tauranga between 1888 and 1889.[1]
Early life
[edit | edit source]The son of framework knitter William Bodell and his wife, Maria Margrom, James Bodell was baptized in Arnold – a town in the English ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire – on 3 July 1831. The family soon relocated to Leicester, a city around 30 miles (48 km) away, where Bodell attended school for three years.[1]
- Enlistment
Bodell enlisted in the 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot in 1848, the year of a series of revolutions in Western and Central Europe.[1]
Later life
[edit | edit source]Bodell served in the militia in Waikato from 1863 to 1866. He was briefly a photographer, in the 1870s.[2]
His memoirs, edited by Sir Keith Sinclair, were published in 1982 as A Soldier’s View of Empire.[3]
References
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