Lieutenant Colonel Maurice Wilder-Neligan

Service number 974
Ranks Held Captain, Lance Corporal, Lieutenant, Lieutenant Colonel, Major, Sergeant
Birth Date 04/10/1882
Birth Place United Kingdom: England, Devon
Death Date 10/01/1923
Death Place Pacific Islands: Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain
Final Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Service Australian Imperial Force
Units
  • 10th Australian Infantry Battalion
  • 9th Australian Infantry Battalion
Places
Event Western Front
Conflicts/Operations
  • First World War, 1914-1918
  • Period 1919-1939

Rolls

Timeline

Date of birth 04/10/1882
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs) 20/08/1914 10 Battalion.
Date of embarkation 24/09/1914
Date of enlistment 20/08/1914
Date of honour or award 05/08/1915 Mention in Despatches.
Date of honour or award 06/09/1915 Awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal.
Date of honour or award 25/08/1916 Awarded the Distinguished Service Order.
Date of recommendation honour or award 25/11/1916
Date of recommendation honour or award 05/07/1916
Date of recommendation honour or award 20/09/1917
Other 1917-07-15 - 1917-09-25 Commanding Officer of the 10th Battalion.
Date of honour or award 28/12/1917 Mention in Despatches.
Date of recommendation honour or award 30/06/1917
Other 1917-10-09 - 1918-01-11 Commanding Officer of the 10th Battalion.
Date of honour or award 04/01/1917 Mention in Despatches.
Other 1917-06-23 - 1917-07-05 Commanding Officer of the 10th Battalion.
Date of recommendation honour or award 08/03/1918
Other 1918-01-18 - 1918-01-23 Commanding Officer of the 10th Battalion.
Other 1918-08-16 - 1918-08-27 Commanding Officer of the 10th Battalion.
Date of honour or award 10/10/1918 Awarded the French Croix de Guerre.
Other 1918-05-20 - 1918-08-12 Commanding Officer of the 10th Battalion.
Other 1918-09-06 - 1918-09-30 Commanding Officer of the 10th Battalion.
Date of honour or award 28/05/1918 Mention in Despatches.
Other 1918-01-31 - 1918-02-11 Commanding Officer of the 10th Battalion.
Date of honour or award 31/12/1918 Mention in Despatches.
Date of recommendation honour or award 14/08/1918
Date of honour or award 03/06/1918 Awarded the Companion of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George.
Date of honour or award 07/11/1918 Awarded the Bar to the Distinguished Service Order.
Date of recommendation honour or award 12/08/1918
Other 1919-10-04 - 1919-01-01 Commanding Officer of the 10th Battalion.
Date returned to Australia 08/07/1919
Date returned to Australia 18/07/1919
Date of death 10/01/1923