Date of birth |
16/02/1884 |
Bendigo, Victoria |
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs) |
1899 |
Joined the First Victorian Volunteer Cadets, rising to the rank of Sergeant. |
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs) |
02/1902 |
Enlisted in the 5th Battalion of the Victorian Infantry, rose to the rank of Lance Corporal. |
Date promoted |
1903 |
Appointed Lance Sergeant. |
Date promoted |
1904 |
Appointed Sergeant. |
Other |
07/06/1906 |
Resigned from the Militia. |
Other |
08/06/1906 |
Joined the Administrate and Instructional Staff as a Staff Sergeant. |
Date promoted |
01/01/1907 |
Promoted to Sergeant Major. |
Date commissioned |
01/07/1909 |
Commissioned as a Lieutenant. |
Other |
01/01/1911 |
Sent to New South Wales as brigade major of 5 Battalion with the rank of temporary Captain. |
Date promoted |
01/07/1912 |
Appointed Captain. |
Date of embarkation |
22/12/1914 |
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Date and unit at appointment (Officers) |
23/09/1914 |
Joined to AIF, selected for the post of staff captain with the 4th Infantry Brigade. |
Date of enlistment |
23/09/1914 |
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Date promoted |
23/05/1915 |
Became brigade major of 2 brigade with the rank of Major. |
Date of recommendation honour or award |
14/05/1915 |
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Date of recommendation honour or award |
1915 |
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Date of honour or award |
25/04/1915 |
Landed at Anzac and served throughout the campaign, he was mentioned in despatches for his services at Gallipoli. |
Other units |
28/02/1916 |
Appointed to command the 7th Battalion. |
Other |
19/11/1916 |
Appointed first commandant of the 1 Anzac Corps Schools. |
Date of recommendation honour or award |
06/10/1916 |
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Date promoted |
12/03/1916 |
Appointed Lieutenant Colonel. |
Date of honour or award |
01/01/1917 |
Twice mentioned in despatches and awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) for his participation at Pozieres. |
Date promoted |
04/10/1918 |
Appointed Colonel and temporary Brigadier General, taking over the 10th Infantry Brigade. |
Date promoted |
03/06/1918 |
Appointed Lieutenant Colonel in the AMF. |
Date promoted |
01/01/1918 |
Appointed Major in theAMF. |
Date of recommendation honour or award |
01/01/1919 |
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Date of honour or award |
1919 |
Mention in Despatches and appointed the Companion of St Michael and St George (CMG) for his services on the Western Front. |
Date of recommendation honour or award |
08/03/1919 |
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Date of discharge |
29/01/1920 |
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Other |
21/01/1920 |
AIF appointment terminated. |
Date of honour or award |
1920 |
Appointed the Companion of the British Empire (CBE). |
Date returned to Australia |
02/1921 |
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Date promoted |
1926 |
Promoted to Colonel. |
Other units |
08/1927 |
Commandant of the 5th Military District (Western Australia). |
Date promoted |
01/1929 |
Promoted to Brigadier. |
Date of honour or award |
1935 |
Created a Knight Bachelor. |
Date promoted |
07/1935 |
Promoted to Major General. |
Date of honour or award |
08/06/1939 |
Appointed a Companion of the Bath (CB). |
Date promoted |
12/12/1939 |
Promoted to Lieutenant General. |
Other |
1943 |
Became Director of Women's National Services and organised the Australian Women's Land Army. |
Other |
01/04/1946 |
Placed on the retired list due to invalidity. |
Date of death |
16/06/1948 |
Melbourne, Victoria |