RODD, Brent Burnell
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 7 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 24 March 1879 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Insurance Manager |
| Died: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 22 May 1976, aged 97 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Newcastle Memorial Park (fmly Beresfield Crematorium) Memorial plaque New South Wales Garden of Remembrance, Rookwood Cemetery |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Major | |
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| 1 May 1916: | Involvement Major, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 1 May 1916: | Embarked Major, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Shayne Cunningham
Brent Burnell RODD was born in North Sydney, NSW on the 24 March 1879. He worked as an Insurance Manager prior to enlisting in D Company, 35th Battalion AIF on 7 March 1916 as a Major. He left Sydney on HMAT A24 "Benalla" on 1 May 1916.
He served with distinction on the Western Front during World War 1. He was wounded at the Battle of Villers-Brettoneux in 1918 and his efforts are mentioned in Bean's Official History of WW1.
He returned to Australia on 31 July 1919.
Back in Australia, Brent B. Rodd became the Manager of the South British Insurance Company for many years. He was a foundation member of Newcastle Rotary Club.
Source: Newcastle Living Histories
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