Lieutenant Colonel Harold Mathieson Beiers

Ranks Held Captain, Lieutenant, Lieutenant Colonel, Major
Birth Date 1889-03-17
Death Date 1940-02-28
Final Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Service Australian Imperial Force
Units
  • 17th Australian Infantry Battalion
  • 19th Australian Infantry Battalion
  • Australian Engineers
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918
Gazettes Published in London Gazette in 1917-01-01
Published in London Gazette in 1917-06-01
Published in London Gazette in 1918-05-28
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-10-24
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-06-29
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-10-04

Rolls

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    19th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel
    London Gazette
    28 May 1918 on page 6201 at position 116
    Commonwealth Gazette
    24 October 1918 on page 2056 at position 88
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    19th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    17th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Captain
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    19th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major
    London Gazette
    01 June 1917 on page 5421 at position 125
    Commonwealth Gazette
    04 October 1917 on page 2624 at position 5
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    19th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Captain
    London Gazette
    01 January 1917 on page 44 at position 2
    Commonwealth Gazette
    29 June 1917 on page 1389 at position 87
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    19th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    19th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel
  • First World War Embarkation Roll:

    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Captain
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    Australian Engineers
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant

Timeline

Date of birth 17 March 1889
Date and unit at appointment (Officers) 05 May 1915 Appointed captain in the 17th Battalion.
Date of embarkation 12 May 1915
Date of recommendation honour or award 13 September 1916
Date promoted 15 December 1916 Appointed major.
Other units 18 December 1916 19th Battalion.
Date promoted 05 October 1917 Appointed lieutenant colonel.
Other 05 October 1917 Assumed command of the 19th Battalion.
Date of recommendation honour or award 04 March 1918
Date of recommendation honour or award 09 March 1918
Date of recommendation honour or award 29 April 1918
Date of death 28 February 1940