MACALPINE, Roderic Archibald
| Service Numbers: | 143, N74270 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, 3yrs Sgt in Colonial forces |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mosman, New South Wales, Australia, 16 August 1893 |
| Home Town: | Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Warehouse clerk |
| Memorials: | Mosman St. Clements Anglican Church Great War Roll of Honour, Sutherland WW1 Memorial Wall |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 143, 4th Infantry Battalion, 3yrs Sgt in Colonial forces | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Sergeant, 143, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Sergeant, 143, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 1 May 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
| 6 Apr 1916: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, ANZAC / Gallipoli, 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 44 (6 April 1916). | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Honoured Military Cross, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, In the face of a German attack on Boursies, 15/4/1917 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He led his platoon with great dash against a large party of the enemy, and accounted for practically all of them. Later, he assumed command of his company, and by his skilful leadership saved a critical situation.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169 | |
| 27 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 4th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 4 Jun 1940: | Enlisted N74270 |
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AWM Summary
N74270 Capt Roderic Archibald Macalpine MC, Commanding Officer B Company, 2nd Infantry Training Battalion.
A warehouse clerk, from Mosman, NSW, Macalpine had served with the NSW Scottish Rifles and Citizens Military Forces, before enlisting in the Australian Imperial Force on 17 August 1914, aged 22 years (service number 143). He joined the 4th Battalion as a Sergaent Major and served on Gallipoli and the Western Front, where he was later Mentioned in Dispatches and promoted to Second Lieutenant for actions at Pozieres. For his actions at Boursies, Macalpine was awarded the Military Cross on 23 April 1917. He attended various training and was promoted to Captain, taking a post as Assistant Instructor at the Australian Corps School in France. At the end of the war, he returned to Australia.
During the Second World War, Capt Macalpine served with the 2nd Infantry Training Battalion. His son N318765 / 428726 Roderic Wallace Macalpine also served in the Citizens Military Forces and the Royal Australian Air Force.
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