Brigadier General Sydney Charles Edgar Herring

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Ranks Held Brigadier General, Captain, Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel, Major, Temporary Brigadier General
Birth Date 08/10/1881
Birth Place Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Gladesville
Death Date 27/05/1951
Death Place Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Killara
Final Rank Brigadier General
Service Australian Imperial Force
Units
  • 13th Australian Infantry Battalion
  • 13th Australian Infantry Brigade
  • 22nd Australian Infantry Battalion
  • 45th Australian Infantry Battalion
  • 4th Australian Division
  • General List
  • Staff
Places
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918

Collection items

    Media


    Group portrait of 13th Battalion officers near the Suez Canal. Identified left to right, front ...

    Three officers (seen in silhouette) at 13th Battalion Headquarters at Durrant's Post, Gallipoli. ...

    Heliopolis, Egypt. 1 April 1915. Group portrait of the original officers of the 13th Battalion. ...

    Group portrait of the Bishop of Amiens and a party of Australian officers. Back row, left to ...

    A group of senior officers at the 12th Infantry Brigade Sports at Bresle. Identified, left to ...

    Group portrait of officers, many from the 13th Infantry Battalion, annotated "Aerodrome Camp". ...

    Document


    Personal Files Book 8, 27 August - 29 August 1915

    Personal Files Book 9, 29 August - 1 September 1915

Rolls

Timeline

Date of birth 08/10/1881
Date and unit at appointment (Officers) 04/10/1914 Appointed captain in the 13th Battalion.
Date of embarkation 22/12/1914
Date promoted 01/02/1915 Appointed major.
Other 27/06/1915 Temporary Commanding Officer 13th Battalion.
Other units 1915-08-28 - 1916-02-21 Commanding Officer 13th Battalion.
Date of recommendation honour or award 11/09/1916
Other units 1916-03-12 - 1917-10-07 Commanding Officer 45th Battalion.
Date promoted 12/03/1916 Appointed temporary lieutenant colonel.
Date of honour or award 28/01/1916 Mention in Despatches.
Date promoted 12/03/1916 Appionted lieutenant colonel.
Other units 1916-02-21 - 1916-03-12 Temporary Commanding Officer 45th Battalion.
Date of honour or award 01/01/1917 Distinguished Service Order.
Date of honour or award 04/01/1917 Mention in Despatches.
Other units 1917-11-07 - 1918-05-11 Commanding Officer 3rd Training Battalion.
Date of recommendation honour or award 20/09/1917
Date of honour or award 28/12/1917 Mention in Despatches.
Other units 1917-10-07 - 1917-11-07 Commanding Officer No 4 Group UK.
Other units 1918-05-11 - 1918-06-13 Commanding Officer 45th Battalion.
Other units 13/06/1918 Commanding Officer 13th Infantry Brigade.
Date promoted 30/06/1918 Appointed colonel and temporary brigadier general.
Date of recommendation honour or award 30/09/1918
Date of recommendation honour or award 13/10/1918
Date of honour or award 03/06/1919 Companion of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George.
Date of honour or award 11/07/1919 Mention in Despatches.
Date of honour or award 07/01/1919 French Croix de Guerre.
Other 18/09/1919 AIF appointment terminated.
Date of recommendation honour or award 30/01/1919
Date of death 27/05/1951

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