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ROHDE, James Herman
| Service Number: | 435 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 January 1915, Oaklands, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia, 3 February 1898 |
| Home Town: | Eudunda, Goyder, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Heart Attack, Eudunda, South Australia, 13 January 1967, aged 68 years |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Derrick Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: | Eudunda Arch Gates, Eudunda and District WW1 Roll of Honour, Eudunda and District WW2 Honour Roll, Robertstown Peace Hall Roll of Honor WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Oaklands, South Australia | |
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| 31 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 435, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 31 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 435, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 435, 27th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 14 May 1941: | Enlisted Keswick, SA |
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James Herman Rohde was still 16 years-of-age when he enlisted with a note from his father, Julius Albert Rohde, which gave permission for his son, being under the age of 21, to enlist in the AIF.
Like his father, James was a carpenter by trade. He married Daphne Weil in 1923 at Eudunda and they had two children, Joy (Dawson) and Donald James. He had five grand children, Robin and Sue Dawson (Curnow) who lived in Lock, South Australia, plus Ross, Allan and Julie Rohde (Schulz) who lived 3 houses down, all of whom have fond memories of an intelligent and kind man who worked at the Community Club and played bowls. James also enjoyed smoking a pipe and sugaring almonds which were grown in his backyard at Laurence Street, Eudunda, S.A.
His daughter Joy recalls being woken up as a child, very early in the morning by her father, to wash her face and assemble on the neighbrous front lawn with other local children. There he put them through an exercise routine (something to do with polio?) this was between the 1st and 2nd World Wars.
He also told her one story of being in the trenches with his mates. His mate on the right was shot and killed and the one on his left had his legs blown off whilst he survived. He also enlisted on the 14 May 1941 for service in the 2nd World War, and was discharged on 22 Aug 1945. During this service James was not deployed but did serve at Loveday camp as a Sergeant. James died of a heart attack in 1967 aged 68 years. - Julie Schultz (nee Rohde)
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