Philip Rhoden

Philip Edington Rhoden
Born	(1914-12-23)23 December 1914 Essendon, Victoria
Died
Allegiance	Australia
Service/branch	Citizens Military Force Second Australian Imperial Force
Years of service	1933–1951
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Commands held	2/14th Battalion (1943–45)
Battles/wars	Second World War Syria–Lebanon Campaign New Guinea campaign Kokoda Track campaign Finisterre Range campaign Battle of Balikpapan
Awards	Officer 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) during the Battle of Isurava in 1942 in what was then the Australian territory of Papua. 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.