Lieutenant Colonel Robert Rankine

Ranks Held Lieutenant Colonel, Major
Birth Date 29/07/1868
Final Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Service Australian Imperial Force
Units
  • 14th Australian Infantry Battalion
  • 2nd Australian Training Brigade
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918

Collection items

    Document


    Personal Files Book 3, 27 April - 29 April 1915

    Personal Files Book 3, 29 April - 30 April 1915

    Personal Files Book 4, 4 May - 5 May 1915

    Personal Files Book 5, 6 May - 16 May 1915

    Personal Files Book 5, 16 May - 25 May 1915

    Personal Files Book 7, 8 August - 15 August 1915

    Personal Files Book 7, 15 August - 22 August 1915

    Personal Files Book 7, 22 August - 24 August 1915

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Timeline

Date of birth 29/07/1868
Date and unit at appointment (Officers) 09/10/1914 Appointed to the 14th Battalion with the rank of major.
Date of embarkation 22/12/1914
Date promoted 1915-08-10 - 1915-08-26 Appointed temporary lieutenant colonel.
Other 1915-08-10 - 1915-08-26 Commanding Officer of the 14th Battalion.
Date of recommendation honour or award 05/08/1915
Date of recommendation honour or award 18/05/1915
Date of recommendation honour or award 14/05/1915
Date promoted 10/02/1916 Appointed lieutenant colonel.
Date of embarkation 27/05/1916
Other units 10/02/1916 39th Battalion.
Other units 27/09/1917 No 2 Command Depot.
Other units 27/03/1917 No 4 Command Depot.
Other units 25/05/1917 Commanding Officer 66th Battalion.
Other units 25/05/1917 No 1 Command Depot.
Other units 21/03/1917 No 1 Command Depot.
Other units 09/02/1918 2nd Training Brigade Headquarters.
Date of recommendation honour or award 04/02/1919
Other units 1919-01-29 - 1919-03-17 Camp Commandant AIF depots.
Other units 18/03/1919 Second in command AIF depots.
Other units 28/01/1919 Headquarters, AIF depots in the UK.
Other units 1919-06-27 - 1919-09-16 Officer Commanding No 3 Group AIF Depots.
Other 10/05/1920 AIF appointment terminated.

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