| Service number | V147179, VX257 |
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| Ranks Held | Captain, Lieutenant, Major, Second Lieutenant, Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel, Temporary Colonel |
| Birth Date | 1892-01-19 |
| Birth Place | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
| Death Date | 1943-06-07 |
| Death Place | Australia |
| Final Rank | Temporary Colonel |
| Service | Army |
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| Gazettes |
Published in London Gazette in 1918-01-01 Published in London Gazette in 1917-06-01 Published in London Gazette in 1938-01-01 Published in London Gazette in 1917-12-28 Published in London Gazette in 1942-06-30 Published in London Gazette in 1941-12-30 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-04-18 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-04-18 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-10-04 |
Temporary Colonel Patrick John McCormack
Collection items
Rolls
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 14th Australian Field Artillery Brigade
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Captain
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First World War Nominal Roll:
- Unit
- 1st Australian Divisional Artillery
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 55th Australian Field Artillery Battery
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 14th Australian Field Artillery Brigade
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major
- London Gazette
- 01 January 1918 on page 28 at position 37
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 18 April 1918 on page 846 at position 74
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 14th Australian Field Artillery Brigade
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major
- London Gazette
- 28 December 1917 on page 13564 at position 110
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 18 April 1918 on page 842 at position 101
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- Artillery
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- AIF ME Depot
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
- London Gazette
- 30 June 1942 on page 2857 at position 22
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- AIF ME Depot
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Colonel
- London Gazette
- 30 December 1941 on page 7357 at position 15
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Roll of Honour:
- Unit
- 7 (Melbourne) Line of Communication Sub Area
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Temporary Colonel
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 14th Australian Field Artillery Brigade
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major
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Honours and Awards:
- Conflict
- Period 1930-1939
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
- London Gazette
- 01 January 1938 on page 8 at position 3
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 14th Australian Field Artillery Brigade
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Captain
- London Gazette
- 01 June 1917 on page 5420 at position 72
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 04 October 1917 on page 2623 at position 7
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First World War Embarkation Roll:
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Second Lieutenant
Timeline
| Date of birth | 19 January 1892 | Melbourne, VIC |
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| Date and unit at enlinstment (ORs) | 16 May 1913 | |
| Date commissioned | 16 May 1913 | |
| Pre WW1 Service 1 | 16 May 1913 | 2lieutenant 31st Bty Australian Field Artillery |
| Date of enlistment | 18 August 1914 | |
| WW1 Service 1 | 18 August 1914 | 2lieutenant 2 Australian Field Artillery Brigade |
| Date of embarkation | 20 October 1914 | |
| WW1 Service 2 | 01 February 1915 | lieutenant |
| WW1 Service 3 | 03 June 1915 | arrived G'polli |
| WW1 Service 4 | 27 February 1916 | 14th Australian Field Artillery Brigade |
| WW1 Service 5 | 12 March 1916 | temporary captain adjutant |
| WW1 Service 6 | 30 June 1916 | arrived France |
| WW1 Service 7 | 13 December 1916 | course (UK) |
| WW1 Service 8 | 16 January 1917 | arrived France |
| WW1 Service 20 | 21 January 1917 | major |
| WW1 Service 9 | 21 January 1917 | temporary major BC |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 09 March 1917 | |
| WW1 Service 10 | 09 April 1917 | Mention in Despatches |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 20 September 1917 | |
| WW1 Service 12 | 30 September 1917 | wounded in action ROD |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 05 October 1917 | |
| WW1 Service 13 | 1917-10-28 - 1917-11-17 | wounded in action gas |
| WW1 Service 14 | 31 October 1917 | Mention in ROs |
| WW1 Service 15 | 07 November 1917 | Mention in Despatches |
| WW1 Service 16 | 1917-12 | major (substantive rank confirmed)c. |
| WW1 Service 17 | 01 January 1918 | Companion of the Distinguished Service Order |
| Date returned to Australia | 24 September 1918 | |
| WW1 Service 18 | 12 November 1918 | Returned to Australia |
| WW1 Service 19 | 12 January 1919 | demobilised |
| Interwar Service 1 | 31 March 1921 | major Australian Field Artillery |
| Interwar Service 2 | 01 July 1922 | Unattached List |
| Interwar Service 3 | 01 July 1925 | Australian Garison Artillery (Militia) |
| Interwar Service 4 | 01 November 1927 | lieutenant colonel commanding officer 2nd Mdm Brigade |
| Interwar Service 5 | 15 August 1932 | commanding officer 8th Australian Field Artillery Brigade |
| Interwar Service 6 | 15 August 1936 | Unattached List |
| Interwar Service 7 | 01 April 1937 | lieutenant colonel commanding officer 52nd battalion |
| Appointment | 1937-04-01 - 1940-02-20 | Battalion: 52nd; Rank on appointment: lieutenant colonel; Appointed from: UL; Reason for end of appointment: new command -BU: Australian Imperial Force infantry & Gen Base Depot |
| Career summary 2 | 20 February 1940 | relinquished command |
| Career summary 3 | 20 February 1940 | enlisted AIF |
| Career summary 4 | 06 March 1940 | lieutenant colonel commanding officer Infantry & Gen Base Depot |
| Career summary 5 | 18 May 1940 | arrived Middle East |
| Career summary 6 | 04 July 1940 | commanding officer 'Y' AA regiment |
| Career summary 7 | 21 August 1940 | commanding officer Gbattalion disbanded |
| Career summary 8 | 25 December 1940 | temporary colonel commanding officer Amirya Lines of Communication Sub-Area |
| Career summary 9 | 30 September 1941 | relinquish temporary colonel & commanding officer Amirya... |
| Career summary 10 | 19 October 1941 | medical downgrade Class C2 (hypertension, chronic bronchitis) |
| Career summary 11 | 10 December 1941 | Returned to Australia (Melb) |
| Career summary 12 | 26 December 1941 | Mention in Despatches (Feb-Jul 41) |
| Career summary 13 | 24 February 1942 | AIF appointed TERM'D |
| Career summary 14 | 02 March 1942 | temporary colonel COLiC administering Headquarters 4MD |
| Career summary 15 | 01 May 1942 | commanding officer No. 7 Melbourne Lines of Communication Sub Area |
| Career summary 16 | 07 June 1943 | Died of illness (myocarditis) |
| Date of death | 07 June 1943 | |
| Career summary 1 | commanding officer 52nd battalion | |
| Career summary 17 | Mention in Despatches (Jul-Oct 41) NDG | |
| WW1 Service 11 | captain (substantive rank confirmed) c. 17 |
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