Philip Rhoden

Philip Edington Rhoden
Born(1914-12-23)23 December 1914
Essendon, Victoria
Died13 March 2003(2003-03-13) (aged 88)
Military career
AllegianceAustralia
Branch
Citizens Military Force
Second Australian Imperial Force
Service years
1933–1951
Rank
Lieutenant Colonel
Commands2/14th Battalion (1943–45)
Conflicts
AwardsOfficer 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) 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.

References

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