Allegiance Australia Years of service 1933–1951 | Rank Lieutenant Colonel Name Philip Rhoden | |
Born 23 December 1914Essendon, Victoria ( 1914-12-23 ) Died 13 March 2003(2003-03-13) (aged 88) Service/branch Citizens Military ForceSecond Australian Imperial Force Commands held 2/14th Battalion (1943–45) | ||
Lieutenant Colonel Philip Edington Rhoden OBE, ED (23 December 1914 – 13 March 2003) 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) from 21 November 1943 to 8 November 1945. While commanding the battalion, it participated in operations in the Ramu Valley and the Finisterre Mountains, until returning to Australia on 8 March 1944. Its last actions were at Balikpapan, from 1 July 1945 - remaining as an occupation force after the cessation of hostilities.
Educated at Melbourne Grammar and the University of Melbourne, Rhoden was a solicitor by trade. He was admitted to the Victorian Bar in 1939, and worked for John P Rhoden Solicitors.
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