Australian Military Units

Brigadier General Sydney Charles Edgar Herring, CMG, DSO, VD

Date of birth	1881-10-08
Date and unit at appointment (Officers)	1914-10-04	Appointed captain in the 13th Battalion.
Date promoted	1915-02-01	Appointed major.
Other	1915-06-27	Temporary Commanding Officer 13th Battalion.
Other units	1915-08-28 - 1916-02-21	Commanding Officer 13th Battalion.
Date of honour or award	1916-01-28	Mention in Despatches.
Other units	1916-02-21 - 1916-03-12	Temporary Commanding Officer 45th Battalion.
Date promoted	1916-03-12	Appointed temporary lieutenant colonel.
Date promoted	1916-03-12	Appionted lieutenant colonel.
Other units	1916-03-12 - 1917-10-07	Commanding Officer 45th Battalion.
Date of honour or award	1917-01-01	Distinguished Service Order.
Date of honour or award	1917-01-04	Mention in Despatches.
Other units	1917-10-07 - 1917-11-07	Commanding Officer No 4 Group UK.
Other units	1917-11-07 - 1918-05-11	Commanding Officer 3rd Training Battalion.
Date of honour or award	1917-12-28	Mention in Despatches.
Other units	1918-05-11 - 1918-06-13	Commanding Officer 45th Battalion.
Other units	1918-06-13	Commanding Officer 13th Infantry Brigade.
Date promoted	1918-06-30	Appointed colonel and temporary brigadier general.
Date of honour or award	1919-01-07	French Croix de Guerre.
Date of honour or award	1919-06-03	Companion of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George.
Date of honour or award	1919-07-11	Mention in Despatches.
Other	1919-09-18	AIF appointment terminated.
Date of death	1951-05-27