About Philip Rhoden
Lived 1914 – 2003 (aged 88). Philip Rhoden was an Australian lawyer.
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.
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Who was Philip Rhoden?
Australian Army officer and lawyer (1914–2003)
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Philip Rhoden was born on 23 December 1914 in Essendon.
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Philip Rhoden died on 13 March 2003.
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Philip Rhoden was a lawyer.
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Philip Rhoden was Australian.
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