Lieutenant Colonel Wilfred Kent Fethers

Ranks Held Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel, Major
Birth Date 26/11/1885
Birth Place Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Malvern
Death Date 10/07/1976
Death Place Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Box Hill
Final Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Service Australian Imperial Force
Units
  • 23rd Australian Infantry Battalion
  • 24th Australian Infantry Battalion
Places
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918

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    Group portrait of debutantes and their escorts prior to the First World War. The men are ...

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    Diary of Percy George Rupert Parkes, 1916-1917

    Manuscript relating to Percy George Rupert Parkes, 1915-1918; 2007

    Manuscript relating to Percy George Rupert Parkes, 1915-1918; 2007

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Date of birth 26/11/1885
Other units 05/05/1915 Appointed Second in Command of the 24th Battalion.
Date of embarkation 08/05/1915
Date of recommendation honour or award 17/11/1915
Date of enlistment 05/05/1915
Date and unit at appointment (Officers) 05/05/1915 Appointed to the 24th Battalion with the rank of major.
Other units 28/07/1916 Appointed Commanding Officer of the 23rd Battalion.
Other units 25/05/1916 Appointed temporary Commanding Officer of the 23rd Battalion.
Date promoted 28/07/1916 Appointed lieutenant colonel.
Date promoted 25/05/1916 Appointed temporary lieutenant colonel.
Date of recommendation honour or award 14/09/1916
Other 03/04/1917 AIF appointment terminated.
Date returned to Australia 02/08/1918
Other 18/03/1918 Re-appointed to the AIF, Sea Transport Section Officer Commanding Troops Persic.
Other 02/08/1918 AIF appointment terminated.
Date of death 10/07/1976 Box Hill, Melbourne, Victoria.

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