Ranks Held | Brigadier General, Colonel, General, Lieutenant Colonel, Major, Major General, Temporary Brigadier General |
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Birth Date | 1872-12-05 |
Birth Place | Australia: Tasmania, Ouse |
Death Date | 1945-06-03 |
Death Place | Australia: Victoria, Murrindindi |
Final Rank | Major General |
Service | Australian Imperial Force |
Units |
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Places | |
Conflict/Operation | First World War, 1914-1918 |
Gazettes |
Biographical information The Oxford companion to Australian military history in 1995 Published in London Gazette in 1917-06-01 Published in London Gazette in 1919-07-12 Published in London Gazette in 1916-07-13 Published in London Gazette in 1919-01-29 Published in London Gazette in 1919-08-21 Published in London Gazette in 1919-07-11 Published in London Gazette in 1917-12-28 Published in London Gazette in 1918-12-31 Published in London Gazette in 1917-01-04 Published in London Gazette in 1917-06-04 Published in London Gazette in 1917-06-18 Published in London Gazette in 1916-05-02 Published in London Gazette in 1919-06-09 Published in London Gazette in 1916-05-05 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1919-10-17 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1916-09-21 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1916-09-21 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-06-29 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1919-10-30 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1916-11-30 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1919-10-06 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-04-18 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1919-05-23 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1919-05-23 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1920-01-29 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-10-04 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-10-04 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-10-04 |
Major General John Gellibrand
Rolls
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 2nd Australian Division
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- Staff
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major General
- London Gazette
- 09 June 1919 on page 7420 at position 1
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 06 October 1919 on page 1468 at position 4
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 6th Australian Infantry Brigade
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Brigadier General
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First World War Embarkation Roll:
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 3rd Australian Division
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major General
- London Gazette
- 12 July 1919 on page 8938 at position 7
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 17 October 1919 on page 1531 at position 50
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 6th Australian Infantry Brigade
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Brigadier General
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- Staff
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Temporary Brigadier General
- London Gazette
- 04 June 1917 on page 5455 at position 2
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 04 October 1917 on page 2626 at position 3
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- Staff
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major General
- London Gazette
- 11 July 1919 on page 8826 at position 25
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 30 October 1919 on page 1661 at position 30
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- AIF Depots
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Brigadier General
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- Staff
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major General
- London Gazette
- 31 December 1918 on page 15225 at position 28
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 23 May 1919 on page 878 at position 90
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 6th Australian Infantry Brigade
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Brigadier General
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- Staff
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Temporary Brigadier General
- London Gazette
- 18 June 1917 on page 5980 at position 2
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 04 October 1917 on page 2628 at position 5
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- Staff
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major
- London Gazette
- 05 May 1916 on page 4517 at position 2
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 21 September 1916 on page 2621 at position 13
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- Staff
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Temporary Brigadier General
- London Gazette
- 04 January 1917 on page 253 at position 14
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 29 June 1917 on page 1391 at position 29
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First World War Nominal Roll:
- Unit
- 3rd Div Headquaters
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major General
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 6th Australian Infantry Brigade
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Brigadier General
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- Staff
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major
- London Gazette
- 02 May 1916 on page 4428 at position 2
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 21 September 1916 on page 2621 at position 5
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- Staff
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Temporary Brigadier General
- London Gazette
- 01 June 1917 on page 5419 at position 15
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 04 October 1917 on page 2622 at position 37
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- Staff
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Temporary Brigadier General
- London Gazette
- 13 July 1916 on page 6942 at position 5
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 30 November 1916 on page 3233 at position 10
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 3rd Australian Division
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Colonel
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 12th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- General List
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major General
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- General List
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Colonel
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- Staff
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Temporary Brigadier General
- London Gazette
- 28 December 1917 on page 13563 at position 24
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 18 April 1918 on page 841 at position 28
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 3rd Australian Division
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Colonel
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 2nd Australian Division
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 3rd Australian Division
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major General
- London Gazette
- 21 August 1919 on page 10608 at position 1
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 29 January 1920 on page 85 at position 4
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 6th Australian Infantry Brigade
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- General
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 12th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 3rd Australian Division
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major General
- London Gazette
- 29 January 1919 on page 1445 at position 2
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 23 May 1919 on page 899 at position 63
Timeline
Date of birth | 05 December 1872 | Ouse, Tasmania. |
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Date graduated | 1893 | Graduated from Royal Military College, Sandhurst. |
Other | 1893 | Qualified as German and French interpreter. |
Date and unit at appointment (Officers) | 21 October 1893 | Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the South Lancashire Regiment and posted to 1st Battalion. |
Date promoted | 1895 | Promoted to Lieutenant. |
Other units | 1900 | Transferred to 3rd Battalion, Manchester Regiment. |
Other | 1900-02 | Commanded a compnay in the releif of Ladysmith in South Africa. |
Other | 1900-03 | 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 of enlistment | 20 August 1914 | |
Other | 20 August 1914 | Appointed to the Administrative Staff of 1st Australian Division. |
Date promoted | 23 September 1914 | Promoted to Major. |
Date of embarkation | 21 October 1914 | |
Date wounded | 1915-04 | Wounded twice and was evacuated to Egypt. |
Other | 25 April 1915 | Participated in the landing at Gallipoli. |
Other | 1915-05 | Returned to Gallipoli. |
Date of recommendation honour or award | 17 November 1915 | |
Date promoted | 1915-12 | Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and given command of 12th Battalion. |
Other units | 1915-12 | Transferred to the staff of 2nd Division. |
Date of honour or award | 1916 | Awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) and was Mentioned in Despatches for his work at Gallipoli. |
Date promoted | 1916-03 | Promoted to Colonel, and soon after Temporary Brigadier General. |
Other units | 1916-03 | Appointed Commander of 6th Infantry Brigade in Egypt. |
Date wounded | 1916-05 | Wounded in France. |
Other | 1916-06 | Involved in operations at Poziers, Mougquet Farm, the Bapaume Sector, Bullecourt (where he was awarded the bar to his DSO), and Hindenburg Line. |
Date of recommendation honour or award | 10 October 1916 | |
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 February 1917 | |
Date of recommendation honour or award | 08 May 1917 | |
Date of recommendation honour or award | 30 September 1917 | |
Other | 1917-11 | Returned to France to command 12th Brigade. |
Date of honour or award | 1918-05 | Appointed CB and later KCB for his service in France. |
Date promoted | 1918-05 | Promoted to Major General. |
Date returned to Australia | 06 May 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 September 1918 | |
Date of honour or award | 1919 | Awarded the Croix de Guerre. |
Date of honour or award | 1919 | Awarded the Distinguished Service Medal (United States Army). |
Date of honour or award | 1919 | Awarded the Legion d'Honnuer. |
Date returned to Australia | 06 May 1919 | |
Date of death | 03 June 1945 | Murrindindi, Victoria. |
Related information
Conflicts
Units
Places
Subjects
- Distinguished Service Order
- Mention in despatches
- French Croix de Guerre
- Bar to Distinguished Service Order
- French Officer of the Legion of Honour, Fourth Class
- Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
- United States Distinguished Service Medal
- 12th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Companion of the Order of the Bath
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