Lieutenant Colonel Richard Edmond Courtney

Birth Date 1870-09-08
Birth Place Australia: Victoria, Castlemaine
Death Date 1919-10-21
Death Place Australia: Victoria, Melbourne
Final Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Service Australian Imperial Force
Unit 14th Australian Infantry Battalion
Places
Conflicts/Operations
  • First World War, 1914-1918
  • First World War, 1914-1918
Gazettes Published in London Gazette in 1915-11-05
Published in London Gazette in 1915-11-08
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1916-01-27
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1916-01-27

Rolls

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    14th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel
    London Gazette
    05 November 1915 on page 11003 at position 2
    Commonwealth Gazette
    27 January 1916 on page 156 at position 138
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

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

    Unit
    14th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    14th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel
    London Gazette
    08 November 1915 on page 11025 at position 2
    Commonwealth Gazette
    27 January 1916 on page 157 at position 27
  • First World War Embarkation Roll:

    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel

Timeline

Date of birth 08 September 1870
Date promoted 08 September 1914 Appointed lieutenant colonel.
Other 08 September 1914 Commanding Officer 14 Battalion.
Date of embarkation 22 December 1914
Date of honour or award 05 November 1915 Mention in Despatches.
Date of honour or award 08 November 1915 Companion of the Order of the Bath.
Date returned to Australia 07 March 1916
Other 22 May 1916 AIF appointment terminated.
Date of death 21 October 1919