Lieutenant Colonel Ernest Hilmer Smith

Ranks Held	Captain, Lieutenant Colonel
Birth Date	29 May 1878
Final Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Service	Australian Imperial Force
Units	12 Battalion 12th Australian Infantry Battalion
Conflict/Operation	First World War, 1914-1918
Gazettes	Published in London Gazette in 1915-11-05 Published in London Gazette in 1915-11-08 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1916-01-27 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1916-01-27

Collection items

Date of birth	29 May 1878
Date promoted	24 August 1914	Appointed captain.
Other units	24 August 1914	12 Battalion.
Date of embarkation	20 October 1914
Date of recommendation honour or award	1915
Date promoted	01 January 1915	Appointed major.
Other units	01 May 1915	Appointed Temporary Commanding Officer, 12 Battalion.
Date promoted	01 August 1915	Appointed temporary lieutenant colonel.
Date of honour or award	08 November 1915	Companion of the Order of the Bath.
Date returned to Australia	22 January 1916
Date promoted	16 October 1916	Appointed lieutenant colonel.
Other units	16 October 1916	Appointed Temporary Commanding Officer, 11 Battalion.
Other units	08 November 1916	Taken on strength, 11 Battalion.
Other units	26 March 1917	Seconded to command the 1st Australian Division School.
Other units	16 May 1917	Seconded to command No 1a Group AIF Depots in the UK.
Other units	07 November 1917	Commanding Officer 1 Training Brigade.