Philip Rhoden Explained

Philip Edington Rhoden
Birth Date:23 December 1914
Birth Place:Essendon, Victoria
Allegiance:Australia
Branch:Citizens Military Force
Second Australian Imperial Force
Serviceyears:1933–1951
Rank:Lieutenant Colonel
Commands:2/14th Battalion (1943–45)
Battles:
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) from 21 November 1943 to 8 November 1945.[2] 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.[3]

Educated at Melbourne Grammar and the University of Melbourne, Rhoden was a solicitor by trade.[4] He was admitted to the Victorian Bar in 1939, and worked for John P Rhoden Solicitors.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Law Institute journal: the official organ of the Law Institute of Victoria, Volume 77. 2003. Law Institute of Victoria. 26.
  2. Web site: Philip Edington Rhoden: Timeline. Australian War Memorial. 3 December 2016.
  3. Web site: 2/14th Australian Infantry Battalion. Australian War Memorial. 3 December 2016.
  4. Book: Chandler. David P.. Legge. John David. Ricklefs. Merle Calvin. Nineteenth and twentieth century Indonesia: essays in honour of Professor J.D. Legge. 1986. Monash University. 978-0-86746-453-5. 222.