Lieutenant Colonel Robert Rankine

Ranks Held Lieutenant Colonel, Major
Birth Date 1868-07-29
Final Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Service Australian Imperial Force
Units
  • 14th Australian Infantry Battalion
  • 2nd Australian Training Brigade
  • General List
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918
Gazettes Published in London Gazette in 1915-06-03
Published in London Gazette in 1915-07-03
Published in London Gazette in 1915-08-05
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1915-09-11
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1915-09-11
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1915-10-28

Collection items

    Document


    Personal Files Book 3, 27 April - 29 April 1915

    Personal Files Book 3, 29 April - 30 April 1915

    Personal Files Book 4, 4 May - 5 May 1915

    Personal Files Book 5, 6 May - 16 May 1915

    Personal Files Book 5, 16 May - 25 May 1915

    Personal Files Book 7, 8 August - 15 August 1915

    Personal Files Book 7, 15 August - 22 August 1915

    Personal Files Book 7, 22 August - 24 August 1915

Rolls

Timeline

Date of birth 29 July 1868
Date and unit at appointment (Officers) 09 October 1914 Appointed to the 14th Battalion with the rank of major.
Date of embarkation 22 December 1914
Date of recommendation honour or award 14 May 1915
Date of recommendation honour or award 18 May 1915
Date of recommendation honour or award 05 August 1915
Date promoted 1915-08-10 - 1915-08-26 Appointed temporary lieutenant colonel.
Other 1915-08-10 - 1915-08-26 Commanding Officer of the 14th Battalion.
Date promoted 10 February 1916 Appointed lieutenant colonel.
Other units 10 February 1916 39th Battalion.
Date of embarkation 27 May 1916
Other units 21 March 1917 No 1 Command Depot.
Other units 27 March 1917 No 4 Command Depot.
Other units 25 May 1917 Commanding Officer 66th Battalion.
Other units 25 May 1917 No 1 Command Depot.
Other units 27 September 1917 No 2 Command Depot.
Other units 09 February 1918 2nd Training Brigade Headquarters.
Other units 28 January 1919 Headquarters, AIF depots in the UK.
Other units 1919-01-29 - 1919-03-17 Camp Commandant AIF depots.
Date of recommendation honour or award 04 February 1919
Other units 18 March 1919 Second in command AIF depots.
Other units 1919-06-27 - 1919-09-16 Officer Commanding No 3 Group AIF Depots.
Other 10 May 1920 AIF appointment terminated.

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