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RODRIGUEZ, Percy John
Personal Details
Service Number: | 4478 |
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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) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
1 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4478, 23rd Infantry Battalion | |
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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, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
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.
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Filomeno and Maud RODRIGUEZ, Continental Hotel, Broome, Western Australia