Place of birth | Maldon Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | School teacher |
Address | High Street, Maldon, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Rodda, High Street, Maldon, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Adanac Military Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row D, Grave NO. 23), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 54 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Roll of Honour, Peacock Hall, Ballarat High School, Victoria. Commemorated in Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Maldon, Victoria. Parents: Samuel and Annie RODDA. Native of Maldon, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: 4582 Pte Frederick Joseph RODDA, 57th Bn, returned to Australia, 17 October 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |