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RODDA, Roland Phillip

Service Numbers:	906, S212347
Enlisted:	15 March 1915, Enlisted at Keswick Barracks in South Australia
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	Area Staff
Born:	Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, 9 June 1896
Home Town:	Prospect (SA), Prospect, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Blacksmith Striker
Died:	Died of Illness at 105 Australian General Hospital, Colonel Light Gardens, South Australia, 25 July 1944, aged 48 years
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Grave Number M.B.4. Memorial ID 189705528
Memorials:	Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broken Hill Barrier District Roll of Honour, Silverton North Broken Hill Public School Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

15 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 906, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Keswick Barracks in South Australia
31 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 906, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
31 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 906, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
2 Apr 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Divisional Signal Company
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Sapper, 906
18 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 906, 2nd Divisional Signal Company, Discharged at Keswick Barracks in South Australia

World War 2 Service

30 Sep 1939:	Involvement Sergeant, S212347
30 Sep 1939:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, S212347
30 Sep 1939:	Enlisted Adelaide, SA
25 Jul 1944:	Wounded Australian Military Forces (WW2) , S212347, Area Staff, Died of illness while on duty
Date unknown:	Involvement

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