Regimental number | 148 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Kent Town, South Australia |
School | Prince Alfred College, Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Bank clerk |
Address | Edwin Terrace, Gilberton, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, Edwin Henry Rhodes, Edwin Terrace, Gilberton, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, F Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board Transport A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 50th Battalion |
Promotions |
2nd Lieutenant Unit: 50th Bn Promotion date: Lieutenant Unit: 50th Bn Promotion date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Military Cross 'For conspicuous gallantry during operations. Though buried four times by high explosive shells, he continued to lead his men until he was badly wounded.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62 Date: |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Wounded at Gallipoli, 25 April 1915; invalided to Luna Park Hospital, Heliopolis, Egypt; recovered, returned to duty. Wounded, 2nd occasion, Mouquet Farm, France, 14 August 1916; invalided to 3rd Southern General Hospital, Oxford, England; recovered, returned to duty. Wounded, 3rd occasion, Villers-Bretonneux, France, 24 April 1918; invalided to No 2 Red Cross Hospital, Rouen, France. Commenced return to Australia, 25 October 1918. Discharged, December 1918, as medically unfit. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death |