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RHODES, Grafton Edward Newton
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 460 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 November 1915, Lismore |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | South Grafton, New South Wales, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Lismore, Lismore Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Cowandooey School, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 27 February 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais Plot I, Row F, Grave 14, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour, Casino and District Memorial Hospital WW1 Roll of Honour, Rappville Wyan School & District Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 460, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Lismore | |
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| 5 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 460, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 460, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 27 Oct 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 42nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 27 Feb 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 460, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 460 awm_unit: 42nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-02-27 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Grafton Edward Newton RHODES was born in South Grafton, New South Wales in 1895
His parents were William John RHODES & Sarah Ann ANDREWS
He enlisted in Lismore, NSW on 5th November, 1915 and embarked from Sydney on the HMAT Borda on 5th June 1916 with the 42nd Infantry Battalion
Grafton died of wounds in France on 27th February, 1917 and is buried in the Trois Arbres Cemetery - his name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial
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His brother Frederick William Alexander RHODES (SN 459) also served during WW1 and returned to Australia in 1918
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