Major Henry Aloysius Petre

Ranks Held Captain, Major
Birth Date 1884-06-04
Death Date 1962-04-24
Final Rank Major
Service Australian Imperial Force
Units
  • Royal Flying Corps
  • Australian Flying Corps
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918
Gazettes Biographical information The Oxford companion to Australian military history in 1995
Published in London Gazette in 1916-07-13
Published in London Gazette in 1916-12-22
Published in London Gazette in 1916-10-19
Published in London Gazette in 1916-01-14
Published in London Gazette in 1916-04-05
Published in London Gazette in 1916-04-05
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1916-09-21
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1916-09-21
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-06-29
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1916-11-30
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1916-04-06
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-04-19

Rolls

  • First World War Embarkation Roll:

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

    Unit
    Australian Flying Corps
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Captain
    London Gazette
    22 December 1916 on page 12555 at position 1
    Commonwealth Gazette
    29 June 1917 on page 1388 at position 27
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    Australian Flying Corps
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Captain
    London Gazette
    14 January 1916 on page 590 at position 11
    Commonwealth Gazette
    06 April 1916 on page 860 at position 21
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    Australian Flying Corps
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Captain
    London Gazette
    05 April 1916 on page 3666 at position 1
    Commonwealth Gazette
    21 September 1916 on page 2621 at position 3
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    Australian Flying Corps
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Captain
    London Gazette
    05 April 1916 on page 3661 at position 1
    Commonwealth Gazette
    21 September 1916 on page 2620 at position 1
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    Royal Flying Corps
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Captain
    London Gazette
    19 October 1916 on page 10049 at position 1
    Commonwealth Gazette
    19 April 1917 on page 916 at position 12
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    Australian Flying Corps
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Captain
    London Gazette
    13 July 1916 on page 6960 at position 1
    Commonwealth Gazette
    30 November 1916 on page 3234 at position 83

Timeline

Date of birth 04 June 1884
Date of embarkation 20 April 1915
Other 31 January 1918 Discharged from the AIF.
Other 1919-06-01 - 1918-04-27 Commanding Officer of 5 Training Squadron, AFC.
Date of death 24 April 1962