Lieutenant Colonel David McFie McConaghy

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Ranks Held Lieutenant Colonel, Lieutenant Honorary Captain, Major
Birth Date 05/04/1887
Birth Place Australia: New South Wales, Cootamundra
Death Date 09/04/1918
Death Place France
Final Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Service Australian Imperial Force
Units
  • 3rd Australian Infantry Battalion
  • 54th Australian Infantry Battalion
  • 55th Australian Infantry Battalion
Places
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918

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    Lt Col David McFie McConaghy CMG DSO, 54th Battalion

    Grave marker of Lieutenant Colonel David McFie McConaghy CMG DSO, 54th Battalion, who died of wounds on 9 April 1918.

    Portrait of Lieutenant Colonel David McFie McConaghy, Commanding Officer of 55th Battalion, ...

    Group portrait of the officers of the 54th Battalion, in the rest area at Samer. Left to right, ...

    Portrait of Lieutenant Colonel David McFie McConaghy CMG DSO who was born on 5 April 1887 at ...

    Portrait of Lieutenant Colonel David McFie McConaghy CMG DSO who was born on 5 April 1887 at ...

    Group portrait of officers of the 3rd Battalion. Back row, left to right: Second Lieutenant (2nd ...

    Group portrait of officers of the 3rd Battalion. Back row, left to right: Second Lieutenant (2nd ...

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Date of birth 05/04/1887 Cootamundra, NSW.
Date of embarkation 20/10/1914
Date of enlistment 03/09/1914 Appointed Leiutenant, 3 Battalion.
Date of recommendation honour or award 31/08/1915
Date of recommendation honour or award 13/08/1915
Other 1915-10-06 - 1915-10-15 Temporary Commanding Officer of 14 Battalion.
Date promoted 02/05/1915 Appointed Major.
Date of recommendation honour or award 12/08/1915
Other units 21/02/1915 55 Battalion.
Date promoted 07/08/1915 Appointed temporary Lieutenant Colonel.
Date promoted 01/05/1915 Appointed Captain.
Date promoted 12/03/1915 Appointed Lieutenant Colonel.
Date of recommendation honour or award 03/08/1916
Date of recommendation honour or award 12/10/1916
Other 1917-01-10 - 1917-01-13 Temporary Commanding Officer of 14 Battalion.
Other units 18/12/1917 54 Battalion.
Other 1917-12-22 - 1918-01-23 Temporary Commanding Officer of 14 Infantry Brigade.
Date of death 09/04/1918 Died of wounds in France.

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