Major General John Gellibrand

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Ranks Held Brigadier General, Colonel, General, Lieutenant Colonel, Major, Major General, Temporary Brigadier General
Birth Date 05/12/1872
Birth Place Australia: Tasmania, Ouse
Death Date 03/06/1945
Death Place Australia: Victoria, Murrindindi
Final Rank Major General
Service Australian Imperial Force
Units
  • 12th Australian Infantry Battalion
  • 2nd Australian Division
  • 3rd Australian Division
  • 3rd Div Headquaters
  • 6th Australian Infantry Brigade
  • AIF Depots
  • General List
  • Staff
Places
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918

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    MAJOR GENERAL DRAKE BROCKMAN, LIEUTENANT GENERAL J.W. LAVARACK, BRIGADIER F. HUGHES, LIEUTENANT ...

    Group portrait of staff Officers at Mena Camp. Left to right: back row: Official correspondent ...

    Collection related to the service of Alfred George Brown MC

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Date of birth 05/12/1872 Ouse, Tasmania.
Date graduated 1893 Graduated from Royal Military College, Sandhurst.
Date and unit at appointment (Officers) 21/10/1893 Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the South Lancashire Regiment and posted to 1st Battalion.
Other 1893 Qualified as German and French interpreter.
Date promoted 1895 Promoted to Lieutenant.
Other units 1900 Transferred to 3rd Battalion, Manchester Regiment.
Other 02/1900 Commanded a compnay in the releif of Ladysmith in South Africa.
Other 03/1900 Served in Natal.
Date graduated 1907 Graduated from Staff College, Camberley.
Other 1907 Posted to Ceylon, but resigned his commission.
Other 1912 Returned to Tasmania and became an orchardist.
Date promoted 23/09/1914 Promoted to Major.
Date of enlistment 20/08/1914
Other 20/08/1914 Appointed to the Administrative Staff of 1st Australian Division.
Date of embarkation 21/10/1914
Date of recommendation honour or award 17/11/1915
Other 25/04/1915 Participated in the landing at Gallipoli.
Date wounded 04/1915 Wounded twice and was evacuated to Egypt.
Other 05/1915 Returned to Gallipoli.
Date promoted 12/1915 Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and given command of 12th Battalion.
Other units 12/1915 Transferred to the staff of 2nd Division.
Date wounded 05/1916 Wounded in France.
Other units 03/1916 Appointed Commander of 6th Infantry Brigade in Egypt.
Date of recommendation honour or award 10/10/1916
Date of honour or award 1916 Awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) and was Mentioned in Despatches for his work at Gallipoli.
Other 06/1916 Involved in operations at Poziers, Mougquet Farm, the Bapaume Sector, Bullecourt (where he was awarded the bar to his DSO), and Hindenburg Line.
Date promoted 03/1916 Promoted to Colonel, and soon after Temporary Brigadier General.
Other 11/1917 Returned to France to command 12th Brigade.
Date of recommendation honour or award 08/05/1917
Date of recommendation honour or award 30/09/1917
Date of recommendation honour or award 1917
Other 1917 Posted to the United Kingdom where he undertook the reorganisation of AIF training depots.
Date of recommendation honour or award 05/02/1917
Date returned to Australia 06/05/1918 Returned to his farm in Risdon, Tasmania. He went on to hold various government, military and political posts in Australia, and had a pivotal role in the establishment of the Legacy movement.
Date of recommendation honour or award 21/09/1918
Date of honour or award 05/1918 Appointed CB and later KCB for his service in France.
Date promoted 05/1918 Promoted to Major General.
Date returned to Australia 06/05/1919
Date of honour or award 1919 Awarded the Distinguished Service Medal (United States Army).
Date of honour or award 1919 Awarded the Croix de Guerre.
Date of honour or award 1919 Awarded the Legion d'Honnuer.
Date of death 03/06/1945 Murrindindi, Victoria.

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