Major Arthur Bruce Sandford

Ranks Held Major, Second Lieutenant
Birth Date 1893-02-17
Birth Place Australia: New South Wales, Sydney
Final Rank Major
Service Australian Imperial Force
Units
  • 1st Australian Divisional Artillery
  • 1st Australian Divisional Artillery
Place Sydney
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918
Gazettes Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-11-07
Published in London Gazette in 1918-05-28
Published in London Gazette in 1917-12-28
Published in London Gazette in 1919-06-03
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-10-24
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-04-18

Rolls

  • First World War Embarkation Roll:

    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Second Lieutenant
  • First World War Nominal Roll:

    Unit
    1st Australian Divisional Artillery
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    108th Australian (Howitzer) Battery
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major
    London Gazette
    28 December 1917 on page 13565 at position 6
    Commonwealth Gazette
    18 April 1918 on page 842 at position 118
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    108th Australian (Howitzer) Battery
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major
    London Gazette
    03 June 1919 on page 6461 at position 43
    Commonwealth Gazette
    07 November 1918 on page 2111 at position 3
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    108th Australian (Howitzer) Battery
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    108th Australian (Howitzer) Battery
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    108th Australian (Howitzer) Battery
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major
    London Gazette
    28 May 1918 on page 6201 at position 40
    Commonwealth Gazette
    24 October 1918 on page 2056 at position 12
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    108th Australian (Howitzer) Battery
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major

Timeline

Date of birth 17 February 1893
Date of birth 17 February 1893
Date of enlistment 18 September 1914
Date of embarkation 18 October 1914
Date of recommendation honour or award 01 October 1917
Date returned to Australia 09 January 1918
Date of recommendation honour or award 04 March 1918