
| Regimental number | 1967 |
| Place of birth | Cooma, New South Wales |
| School | Public and Convent (Catholic) Schools (Cooma?), New South Wales |
| Other training | Junior Public Examinations, passing five subjects (2 1sts, 2 2nds, 1 3rd) |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Railway porter |
| Address | Grafton Street, Goulburn, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Father, John Alexander Roddan, Cooma, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 55th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/72/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A37 Barambah on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 55th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Office of War Graves records: Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Wytschaete, Belgium (Battle of Messines) |
| Age at death | 23 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 40), Bailleul, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 161 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Jane RODDAN, Murray Street, Cooma, New South Wales |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Place of burial | Outtersteene Cemetery (II.B.40), Ballieul, France |