Percy John RODRIGUEZ

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Service Number:	4478
Enlisted:	1 June 1915
Last Rank:	Second Lieutenant
Last Unit:	23rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Broome, Western Australia, 5 January 1893
Home Town:	Broome, Broome, Western Australia
Schooling:	Christian Bros College, Perth, Xavier College, Melbourne Dental College, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Dental Student
Died:	Killed In Action, France, 20 March 1917, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Broome Roads Board WWI Roll of Honour, Broome War Memorial (New), Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

1 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4478, 23rd Infantry Battalion
23 Apr 1916:	Involvement 4478, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
23 Apr 1916:	Embarked 4478, 23rd Infantry Battalion, RMS Malwa, Melbourne
26 Jan 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 23rd Infantry Battalion, France
20 Mar 1917:	Involvement Second Lieutenant, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 23 Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-03-20
20 Mar 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 4478, 23rd Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages

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Percy John Rodriguez played 17 games (1914) for the University FC, and 5 games (1915) for the Melbourne FC in the VFL prior to enlisting.

Son of Filomeno and Maud RODRIGUEZ, Continental Hotel, Broome, Western Australia