Lieutenant Colonel Aubrey Roy Liddon Wiltshire

Ranks Held Captain, Lieutenant, Lieutenant Colonel, Major, Second Lieutenant
Birth Date 28/05/1891
Birth Place Australia: Victoria
Death Date 1969
Final Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Service Australian Imperial Force
Units
  • 22nd Australian Infantry Battalion
  • 52nd Bn (22nd Bn)
  • 56th Yarra Borderers Infantry
Place Victoria
Conflicts/Operations
  • First World War, 1914-1918
  • First World War, 1914-1918

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    Group portrait of officers, non-commissioned officers, and men of the 22nd Battalion. Identified ...

    Group portrait of members of the band of the 22nd Battalion, and their instruments, with their ...

    Group portrait of the Officers of the 22nd Battalion. Back row, left to right: Lieutenant (Lt) J. ...

    Document


    AWM183 48 - Australian War Records Section biographical forms: Lt Col J Williams, Maj L L Williams, Maj M D Williams, Lt Col N R Williams, Lt Col A M ...

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Timeline

Date of birth 28/05/1891
Date of embarkation 10/05/1915
Date and unit at appointment (Officers) 24/03/1915 Appointed to the 22nd Battalion with the rank of lieutenant.
Date promoted 01/05/1915 Appointed captain.
Other 1915-08-05 - 1916-04-01 Adjutant.
Date of recommendation honour or award 16/08/1916
Date of recommendation honour or award 15/09/1916
Date promoted 11/10/1916 Appointed major.
Date of honour or award 01/01/1917 Awarded the Military Cross.
Date promoted 10/06/1917 Appointed lieutenant colonel.
Other units 10/06/1917 Commanding Officer 22nd Battalion.
Date of recommendation honour or award 24/01/1917
Date of honour or award 28/05/1918 Mention in Despatches.
Date of recommendation honour or award 04/06/1918
Date of recommendation honour or award 10/06/1918
Date of honour or award 31/12/1918 Mention in Despatches.
Other units 1918-10-16 - 1918-11-27 Temporary command of the 6th Infantry Brigade.
Date of recommendation honour or award 29/12/1918
Date of recommendation honour or award 09/03/1918
Date of recommendation honour or award 05/03/1918
Date of recommendation honour or award 29/04/1918
Other units 1918-02-06 - 1918-02-16 Temporary command of the 6th Infantry Brigade.
Date returned to Australia 07/07/1919
Other units 1919-02-24 - 1919-03-21 Temporary command of the 6th Infantry Brigade.
Date of honour or award 11/07/1919 Mention in Despatches.
Date of honour or award 03/06/1919 Companion of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George.
Date of recommendation honour or award 01/1919
Date of recommendation honour or award 03/06/1919
Other 11/11/1919 AIF appointment terminated.
Date of recommendation honour or award 12/01/1919
Date of honour or award 03/06/1919 Awarded the Distinguished Service Order.
Date of death 1969

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