Errol Edward RODDA

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Service Number:	4581
Enlisted:	26 June 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Second Lieutenant
Last Unit:	8th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Maldon, Mount Alexander - Victoria, Australia, 27 May 1889
Home Town:	Maldon, Mount Alexander, Victoria
Schooling:	Melbourne University, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Teacher, Ballarat High School
Died:	Killed In Action, Pozieres, France, 18 August 1916, aged 27 years
Cemetery:	Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont Plot V111, Row D, Grave 23
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maldon Holy Trinity Anglican Church Memorial Window and Honour Roll, Parkville Old State College Memorial Windows, Portland WW1 Honour Roll, Portland War Memorial

26 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4581, Melbourne, Victoria
17 Jan 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant
1 Apr 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
1 Apr 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Melbourne
18 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 8th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 8 Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1916-08-18

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Errol Edward RODDA was born on 27th May, 1889 in Maldon, Victoria

His parents were Samuel RODDA and Annie UPTON

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His brother Frederick Joseph RODDA (SN 4582) also served in WW1 and returned to Australia in 1916