Lieutenant Colonel Harold Pope

Birth Date 1873-10-16
Death Date 1938-05-13
Final Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Service Australian Imperial Force
Units
  • 16th Australian Infantry Battalion
  • 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918
Gazettes Published in London Gazette in 1917-12-28
Published in London Gazette in 1915-10-15
Published in London Gazette in 1915-08-05
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1916-02-24
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1915-10-28
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-04-18

Rolls

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    16th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel
    London Gazette
    05 August 1915 on page 7669 at position 12
    Commonwealth Gazette
    28 October 1915 on page 2737 at position 44
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    16th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel
    London Gazette
    15 October 1915 on page 10149 at position 2
    Commonwealth Gazette
    24 February 1916 on page 455 at position 4
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    52nd Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel
    London Gazette
    28 December 1917 on page 13566 at position 94
    Commonwealth Gazette
    18 April 1918 on page 843 at position 172
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    52nd Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel
  • First World War Embarkation Roll:

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

    Unit
    16th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    16th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel

Timeline

Date of birth 16 October 1873
Date and unit at appointment (Officers) 13 October 1914 Appointed lieutenant colonel and Commanding Officer of the 16th Battalion.
Date of embarkation 22 December 1914
Date of recommendation honour or award 14 May 1915
Other units 17 October 1915 Temporary Commanding Officer 4th Infantry Brigade.
Other units 27 January 1916 Resumed command of 16th Battalion.
Date promoted 01 May 1916 Appointed temporary brigadier general
Date promoted 01 May 1916 Appointed temporary colonel.
Other units 01 May 1916 Officer Commanding 14th Infantry Brigade.
Other 01 October 1916 AIF appointment terminated.
Other units 16 November 1916 Officer Commanding Troops A27 "Hororata".
Other units 20 May 1917 Commanding Officer 52nd Battalion.
Date of recommendation honour or award 30 September 1917
Date promoted 31 May 1918 Appointed colonel.
Other units 31 May 1918 Officer Commanding Troops "Barambah".
Other 02 August 1918 AIF appointment terminated.
Date returned to Australia 04 January 1919
Other units 04 January 1919 Officer Commanding Troops "Morvada"
Other 28 March 1919 AIF appointment terminated.
Date of death 13 May 1938