LARKIN, Rody Richard
| Service Number: | 3576 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Numurkah, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Moolap, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shop assistant |
| Memorials: | Bearii and Ulupna Memorial, Moolap Roll of Honor, Numurkah Ulupna State School No 2598 Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3576, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 5 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 3576, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 3576, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 23 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, Egypt | |
| 15 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion, Egypt | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3576, 58th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Nov 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 58th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 9 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3576, 58th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second) | |
| 11 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 58th Infantry Battalion, Belgium | |
| 27 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 3576, 58th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918 | |
| 8 Nov 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 3576, 58th Infantry Battalion, RTA 24 August 1918 on compassionate grounds (two brothers killed in action). |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
A shop assistant from Geelong, Victoria prior to enlistment, 3566 Pte Rody Richard Larkin embarked along with his brother 3577 Pte Martin William Larkin with the 8th Reinforcements, 22nd Battalion from Melbourne on HMAT Afric on 5 January 1916. He later transferred to the 58th Battalion and was promoted to Corporal.
Two brothers, 3577 Pte Martin William Larkin and 1607 Pte Patrick Joseph Larkin were later killed in action and Rody returned to Australia on compassionate grounds on 26 July 1918 and was discharged.
Source: AWM
His sister, Alice Larkin, also served as a nursing sister in England during he war.
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