Philip Edington Rhoden

Service number	VX14250, 3129001
Ranks Held	Lieutenant Colonel, Temporary Lieutenant Colonel, Temporary Major
Birth Date	1914-12-23
Birth Place	Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Essendon
Death Date	2003-03-23
Final Rank
Service	Australian Army
Unit	2/14th Australian Infantry Battalion
Place	Essendon
Conflicts/Operations	Second World War, 1939-1945 Second World War, 1939-1945
Gazettes	Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1947-03-06 Published in London Gazette in 1945-03-08 Published in London Gazette in 1943-12-23 Published in London Gazette in 1947-03-06 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1943-12-23 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1945-03-15

Collection items

Rolls

Honours and Awards:

Unit

2/14th Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

Second World War, 1939-1945

Rank

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel

London Gazette

08 March 1945 on page 1298 at position 13

Commonwealth Gazette

15 March 1945 on page 649 at position 15
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

Conflict

Second World War, 1939-1945
Honours and Awards:

Unit

2/14th Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

Second World War, 1939-1945

Rank

Temporary Major

London Gazette

23 December 1943 on page 5575 at position 35

Commonwealth Gazette

23 December 1943 on page 2799 at position 47
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

Conflict

Second World War, 1939-1945
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

Conflict

Second World War, 1939-1945
Honours and Awards:

Unit

2/14th Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

Second World War, 1939-1945

Rank

Lieutenant Colonel

London Gazette

06 March 1947 on page 1091 at position 90

Commonwealth Gazette

06 March 1947 on page 751 at position 5

Timeline

Date of birth	23 December 1914
Date commissioned	03 August 1933
Other units	22 December 1933	Australian Field Artillery.
Other	22 June 1935	Unattached List
Other units	08 January 1937	14th Battalion.
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs)	06 May 1940	Enlisted in the 2nd AIF.
Other units	06 May 1940	Seconded captain 2/14th Battalion.
Other	25 November 1940	Arrived Middle East.
Date returned to Australia	24 March 1942
Date promoted	30 June 1942	Temporary major.
Other	12 August 1942	Arrived Moresby.
Date returned to Australia	16 January 1943	Returned to Cairns.
Other units	27 January 1943	Attached 2/27th Battalion.
Other units	09 March 1943	Seconded commanding officer 21st Australian Infantry Training Battalion.
Other	09 June 1943	Married.
Other	17 October 1943	Arrived Moresby.
Other units	1943-10-21 - 1945-10-08	Commanding officer 2/14th Battalion.
Date promoted	26 November 1943	Temporary lieutenant colonel.
Other units	30 December 1943	Attached 21st Brigade.
Date of honour or award	31 January 1944	Mention in Despatches.
Date returned to Australia	08 March 1944
Other	1944-06-18 - 1944-07-13	Course Land Headquarters Tactical senior officers.
Date promoted	20 July 1944	Lieutenant colonel.
Date of honour or award	31 March 1945	Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
Other	31 May 1945	Arrived Morotai.
Date returned to Australia	04 February 1946
Other	05 March 1946	Reserve of Officers.
Date of honour or award	06 May 1947	Mention in Despatches.
Other units	01 April 1948	Commanding officer MUR.
Other	30 June 1951	Reserve of Officers.
Date of death	23 March 2003
Other	c 1945-08-01	Arrived Balikpapan.
Other	c 1945-09-29	Arrived Makassar.