| Service number | 443 |
|---|---|
| Birth Date | 1862 |
| Birth Place | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Strawberry Hills |
| Death Date | 1950-01-06 |
| Death Place | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Waverley |
| Final Rank | Private |
| Service | Colonial Military Forces |
| Unit | New South Wales Contingent - Sudan |
| Places | |
| Conflict/Operation | Sudan, 1885 |
Private Benjamin Rhodes
Description
Born in Stawberry Hills, Sydney, NSW in 1862, Benjamin Rhodes was working as a bricklayer when he enlisted in the NSW Infantry on 21 February 1885. On 3 March of that year he embarked aboard SS Iberia for service in Sudan. He returned to Australia aboard SS Arab on 23 June 1885.
Rhodes was commissioned as an officer with the 2nd Garrison Division Artillery in the Colony of New South Wales in 1893.
Benjamin's son, Cecil served during the First World War with 4 Battalion, AIF and was awarded the MM (Military Medal) for his actions at Chuignes in Augst 1918.
Rolls
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Pre First World War Conflicts Nominal Rolls:
- Unit
- New South Wales Contingent - Sudan
- Conflict
- Sudan, 1885
- Rank
- Private
Timeline
| Date of birth | 1862 | |
|---|---|---|
| Date of enlistment | 21 February 1885 | |
| Date of embarkation | 03 March 1885 | |
| Date of return | 23 June 1885 | |
| Date commissioned | 10 April 1893 | |
| Date of death | 06 January 1950 |