Lieutenant Colonel Hubert Cedric Ford

Ranks Held Captain, Lieutenant, Lieutenant Colonel, Major, Temporary Captain, Temporary Lieutenant Colonel
Birth Date 1881-12-06
Final Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Service Australian Imperial Force
Units
  • 13th Australian Infantry Battalion
  • 15th Australian Infantry Battalion
  • 45th Australian Infantry Battalion
  • 46th Australian Infantry Battalion
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918
Gazettes Published in London Gazette in 1918-01-01
Published in London Gazette in 1917-06-01
Published in London Gazette in 1916-07-13
Published in London Gazette in 1916-01-28
Published in London Gazette in 1917-12-28
Published in London Gazette in 1917-01-04
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 1918-04-18
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-04-18
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-10-04

Rolls

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    45th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    45th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major
    London Gazette
    28 December 1917 on page 13566 at position 8
    Commonwealth Gazette
    18 April 1918 on page 843 at position 83
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    15th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    13th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant
    London Gazette
    28 January 1916 on page 1209 at position 22
    Commonwealth Gazette
    06 April 1916 on page 862 at position 69
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    13th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Captain
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    13th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    46th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    45th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major
    London Gazette
    01 January 1918 on page 28 at position 17
    Commonwealth Gazette
    18 April 1918 on page 846 at position 54
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    13th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Temporary Lieutenant Colonel
    London Gazette
    01 June 1917 on page 5421 at position 93
    Commonwealth Gazette
    04 October 1917 on page 2623 at position 147
  • First World War Embarkation Roll:

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

    Unit
    13th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Temporary Captain
    London Gazette
    13 July 1916 on page 6955 at position 33
    Commonwealth Gazette
    30 November 1916 on page 3234 at position 20
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    13th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major
    London Gazette
    04 January 1917 on page 253 at position 12
    Commonwealth Gazette
    29 June 1917 on page 1391 at position 27
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    13th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major

Timeline

Date of birth 06 December 1881
Date and unit at appointment (Officers) 06 March 1915 Appointed as a lieutenant in the 13th Battalion.
Date of embarkation 08 March 1915
Date of embarkation 17 March 1915
Date of recommendation honour or award 24 September 1915
Date promoted 20 January 1916 Appointed captain.
Date of honour or award 28 January 1916 Mention in Despatches.
Other units 1916-06-16 - 1916-10-02 Deputy Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General, A Division.
Date of honour or award 13 July 1916 Mention in Despatches.
Date of recommendation honour or award 10 October 1916
Other units 1916-11-11 - 1917-05-10 Commanderer 4th Divisional Training School.
Date of recommendation honour or award 1917
Date of honour or award 04 January 1917 Mention in Despatches.
Date of recommendation honour or award 08 March 1917
Other units 1917-05-10 - 1917-06-30 47th Battalion.
Date of honour or award 01 June 1917 Mention in Despatches.
Other units 1917-06-30 - 1917-10-08 46th Battalion.
Date of recommendation honour or award 20 September 1917
Other units 1917-10-08 - 1917-12-30 Temporary Command of 45th Battalion.
Date of honour or award 28 December 1917 Mention in Despatches.
Other units 1917-12-30 - 1918-02-03 46th Battalion.
Date of honour or award 01 January 1918 Distinguished Service Order.
Other units 1918-02-03 - 1918-07-27 Temporary Command of 46th Battalion.
Other units 1918-07-27 - 1918-10-10 26th Battalion.
Other units 1918-10-10 - 1918-11-29 Senior Officers School, England.
Other units 1918-11-29 - 1918-12-13 26th Battalion.
Other 13 December 1918 Detached as Town Major - Charlerel.
Date promoted 01 March 1919 Appointed major.
Other 01 July 1919 AIF appointment terminated.