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RODDA, Errol Edward
Personal Details
Service Number: | 4581 |
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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, France 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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
26 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4581, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
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