James Bodell (c. 1831 – 23 September 1892) was a New Zealand soldier, businessman, local politician and writer.
The family soon relocated to Leicester, a city around 30 miles (48 km) away, where Bodell attended school for three years.
[1] Bodell enlisted in the 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot in 1848, the year of a series of revolutions in Western and Central Europe.
[2] His memoirs, edited by Sir Keith Sinclair, were published in 1982 as A Soldier’s View of Empire.
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