Philip Rhoden
Philip Edington Rhoden | |
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Born |
Essendon, Victoria | 23 December 1914
Died | 13 March 2003 88) | (aged
Allegiance | Australia |
Service/branch |
Citizens Military Force Second Australian Imperial Force |
Years of service | 1933–1951 |
Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Commands held | 2/14th Battalion (1943–45) |
Battles/wars | |
Awards |
Officer of the Order of the British Empire Mentioned in Despatches (2) Efficiency Decoration |
Lieutenant Colonel Philip Edington Rhoden OBE, ED (23 December 1914 – 13 March 2003)[1] was an Australian Army officer in the Second World War and a lawyer. He was Commanding Officer of the 2/14th Battalion, Second Australian Imperial Force (AIF) during the Battle of Isurava in 1942 in what was then the Australian territory of Papua.[2] Educated at Melbourne Grammar and the University of Melbourne, Rhoden was a solicitor by trade.[2] He was admitted to the Victorian Bar in 1939,[2] and worked for John P Rhoden Solicitors.[1]
References
- 1 2 Law Institute journal: the official organ of the Law Institute of Victoria, Volume 77. Law Institute of Victoria. 2003. p. 26.
- 1 2 3 Chandler, David P.; Legge, John David; Ricklefs, Merle Calvin (1986). Nineteenth and twentieth century Indonesia: essays in honour of Professor J.D. Legge. Monash University. p. 222. ISBN 978-0-86746-453-5.
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