Brent Burnell Rodd
Biography
Date of Birth24 March 1879Date of Death22 May 1976OccupationInsurance ManagerOther OccupationSoldierPlace[1] Villers-Bretonneux, France
Brent Burnell Rodd was born in North Sydney, NSW, on 24 March 1879. He worked as an insurance manager prior to enlisting in D Company, 35th Battalion, AIF on 7 March 1916 as a Major. He left Sydney on HMAT A24 "Benalla" on 1 May 1916.
He served with distinction on the Western Front during World War 1.
Back in Australia, Brent B. Rodd became the Manager of the South British Insurance Company for many years. He was a foundation member of Newcastle Rotary Club.
Colonel Rodd died in 1976.
Date of Birth24 March 1879Date of Death22 May 1976OccupationInsurance ManagerOther OccupationSoldierPlace[1] Villers-Bretonneux, FrancePhotograph
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Family
FatherClements Tremayne RoddMotherSarah Jane Robertson SiblingTremayne Robertson RoddBrisbane Clements Foxton Rodd Barnstaple Walter Drummoyne Rodd Clements RoddElla Janet Rodd
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Brent Burnell Rodd. Living Histories, accessed 23/05/2025, https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/65538