Major Herbert Alexander Youden

Service number 252
Ranks Held Captain, Corporal, Major
Final Rank Major
Service Australian Imperial Force
Unit 2nd Australian Infantry Battalion
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918
Gazettes Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-11-07
Published in London Gazette in 1917-06-01
Published in London Gazette in 1918-05-28
Published in London Gazette in 1919-06-03
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-10-24
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-10-04

Collection items

    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 ...

Rolls

  • First World War Nominal Roll:

    Unit
    2nd Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major

  • First World War Embarkation Roll:

    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Corporal

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    2nd Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major
    London Gazette
    03 June 1919 on page 6461 at position 56
    Commonwealth Gazette
    07 November 1918 on page 2111 at position 16

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    2nd Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Captain

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    2nd Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major
    London Gazette
    28 May 1918 on page 6202 at position 101
    Commonwealth Gazette
    24 October 1918 on page 2056 at position 214

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    2nd Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    2nd Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    2nd Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Captain
    London Gazette
    01 June 1917 on page 5421 at position 34
    Commonwealth Gazette
    04 October 1917 on page 2623 at position 88

Timeline

Date of enlistment 17 August 1914
Date of embarkation 18 October 1914
Date of recommendation honour or award 07 March 1917
Date of recommendation honour or award 03 March 1918
Date of recommendation honour or award 08 March 1918
Date returned to Australia 28 March 1919

Share this page

Related information

Conflicts

Units

Subjects

Related Objects