Honorary Lieutenant Colonel Henry Richard Shalders

Service number 8087, VP7597
Ranks Held Battery Sergeant Major, Captain, Lieutenant
Birth Date 1884-04-07
Birth Place United Kingdom: England, Hampshire, Aldershot
Final Rank Honorary Lieutenant Colonel
Service Australian Imperial Force
Units
  • 3rd Australian Divisional Artillery
  • 12th Australian Field Artillery Brigade
  • 43rd Australian Field Artillery Battery
  • 45th Australian Field Artillery Battery
Place Aldershot
Conflicts/Operations
  • First World War, 1914-1918
  • First World War, 1914-1918
  • Period 1930-1939
  • Period 1940-1949
Gazettes Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-11-07
Published in London Gazette in 1918-06-03
Published in London Gazette in 1918-05-28
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-10-24

Rolls

  • First World War Embarkation Roll:

    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Battery Sergeant Major
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    12th Australian Field Artillery Brigade
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Captain
    London Gazette
    03 June 1918 on page 6474 at position 18
    Commonwealth Gazette
    07 November 1918 on page 2111 at position 101
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    45th Australian Field Artillery Battery
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Captain
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    12th Australian Field Artillery Brigade
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Captain
    London Gazette
    28 May 1918 on page 6201 at position 42
    Commonwealth Gazette
    24 October 1918 on page 2056 at position 14
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    43rd Australian Field Artillery Battery
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant
  • First World War Nominal Roll:

    Unit
    3rd Australian Divisional Artillery
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Captain

Timeline

Date of birth 07 April 1884
Date of enlistment 09 November 1915
Date of embarkation 22 November 1915
Date of recommendation honour or award 31 October 1917
Date of recommendation honour or award 05 March 1918
Date returned to Australia 11 May 1919