John Edward ROOD MSM

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Service Number:	1215
Enlisted:	8 July 1915
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	2nd Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , date not yet discovered
Home Town:	St Kilda East, Port Phillip, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Warehouseman
Died:	Presumed drowned, At sea (off Western Australia), 7 April 1919, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Garden of Remembrance, Springvale, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

8 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1215, 29th Infantry Battalion
10 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 1215, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
10 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 1215, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne
8 Apr 1919:	Involvement Corporal, 1215, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1215 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1919-04-07

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